to hinder, obstruct, or block
Animated Stroke Order 阻
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HSK Vocabulary: 阻
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 阻 is used in context
1
jiāo交
tōng通
dǔ堵
sè塞
zǔ阻
ài碍
le了
wǒ我
men们
zhǔn准
shí时
dào到
dá达
。
Traffic jam hindered our arrival on time.
2
jǐng警
chá察
zǔ阻
zhǐ止
le了
zhè这
chǎng场
chōng冲
tū突
。
The police prevented the conflict.
3
zhè这
ge个
diàn电
zǔ阻
de的
zǔ阻
zhí值
shì是
1
0
0
1欧
0姆
。
The resistance value of this resistor is 100 ohms.
4
mā妈
mā妈
zǔ阻
zhǐ止
wǒ我
chī吃
tài太
duō多
táng糖
。
Mom stops me from eating too much candy.
5
jǐng警
chá察
zǔ阻
zhǐ止
le了
nà那
chǎng场
jiāo交
tōng通
shì事
gù故
de的
fā发
shēng生
。
The police prevented the traffic accident from happening.
6
tā他
shì试
tú图
zǔ阻
zhǐ止
zhè这
ge个
cuò错
wù误
jué决
dìng定
，
dàn但
méi没
yǒu有
rén人
tīng听
tā他
de的
。
He tried to stop this wrong decision, but no one listened to him.
7
mā妈
mā妈
zǔ阻
lán拦
wǒ我
chī吃
tài太
duō多
táng糖
。
Mom stops me from eating too much candy.
8
jǐng警
chá察
zǔ阻
lán拦
le了
nà那
liàng辆
chāo超
sù速
de的
qì汽
chē车
。
The police stopped the speeding car.
9
è恶
liè劣
de的
tiān天
qì气
zǔ阻
lán拦
le了
wǒ我
men们
de的
lǚ旅
xíng行
jì计
huà划
。
Bad weather hindered our travel plans.
10
tā他
zǔ阻
náo挠
wǒ我
wán玩
yóu游
xì戏
。
He obstructed me from playing games.
Information
Traditional阻
Radical阝
Strokes7
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1505
Zhuyinㄗㄨˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+963B
CangjieNLBM
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality