阻
碍

To obstruct in Chinese: 阻碍 (zǔ ài)

zǔ ài

to obstruct

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 阻礙1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to obstruct
  2. 2to hinder
  3. 3to block
  4. 4obstruction
  5. 5hindrance

Stroke order

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阻
碍

Zhuyin

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ㄗㄨˇ

zǔ

ㄗ/ zㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

ㄞˋ

ài

ㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

阻碍

Simplified

阻礙

Traditional

Example sentences

See 阻碍 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 大雨阻碍了我们前进。

    dà yǔ zǔ ài le wǒ men qián jìn。

    The heavy rain hindered us from moving forward.

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Related words

妨碍

fáng ài

to hinder

阻止

zǔ zhǐ

to prevent

障碍

zhàng ài

barrier

碍事

ài shì

to be in the way

劝阻

quàn zǔ

to advise against

阻挡

zǔ dǎng

to stop

阻拦

zǔ lán

to stop

阻力

zǔ lì

resistance

阻挠

zǔ náo

to thwart

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