阻
挠

To thwart in Chinese: 阻挠 (zǔ náo)

zǔ náo

to thwart

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

Definitions

  1. 1to thwart
  2. 2to obstruct (sth)

Stroke order

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阻
挠

Zhuyin

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ㄗㄨˇ

zǔ

ㄗ/ zㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

ㄋㄠˊ

náo

ㄋ/ nㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

阻挠

Simplified

阻撓

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他们想尽办法阻挠这个计划。

    tā men xiǎng jìn bàn fǎ zǔ náo zhè ge jì huà。

    They tried every means to obstruct this plan.

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Related words

挠

náo

to scratch

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

阻拦

zǔ lán

to stop

阻力

zǔ lì

resistance

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