障
碍

Barrier in Chinese: 障碍 (zhàng ài)

zhàng ài

barrier

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 障礙1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1barrier
  2. 2obstruction
  3. 3hindrance
  4. 4impediment
  5. 5obstacle

Stroke order

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障
碍

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄤˋ

zhàng

ㄓ/ zhㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

ㄞˋ

ài

ㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

障碍

Simplified

障礙

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 语言不通是我们交流的最大障碍。

    yǔ yán bù tōng shì wǒ men jiāo liú de zuì dà zhàng ài。

    The language barrier is the biggest obstacle to our communication.

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Related words

妨碍

fáng ài

to hinder

阻碍

zǔ ài

to obstruct

故障

gù zhàng

malfunction

碍事

ài shì

to be in the way

保障

bǎo zhàng

to ensure

招

zhāo

to recruit

照样

zhào yàng

as before

照耀

zhào yào

to shine

这就是说

zhè jiù shì shuō

in other words

镇

zhèn

to press down

争夺

zhēng duó

to fight over

整顿

zhěng dùn

to tidy up

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