阻
拦

To stop in Chinese: 阻拦 (zǔ lán)

zǔ lán

to stop

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 阻攔1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to stop
  2. 2to obstruct

Stroke order

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阻
拦

Zhuyin

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ㄗㄨˇ

zǔ

ㄗ/ zㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

ㄌㄢˊ

lán

ㄌ/ lㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

阻拦

Simplified

阻攔

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他想离开，没有人阻拦。

    tā xiǎng lí kāi， méi yǒu rén zǔ lán。

    He wanted to leave, and no one stopped him.

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Related words

拦

lán

to block sb's path

阻止

zǔ zhǐ

to prevent

阻碍

zǔ ài

to obstruct

劝阻

quàn zǔ

to advise against

阻挡

zǔ dǎng

to stop

阻力

zǔ lì

resistance

阻挠

zǔ náo

to thwart

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