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绊脚石

绊脚石 (bàn jiǎo shí): Stumbling block (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

绊脚石 consists of 3 characters.

to trip, to stumble, to hinder

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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Pinyinbàn jiǎo shí

MeaningStumbling block

Characters3

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word绊脚石

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3.

How to Use 绊脚石 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 绊脚石 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith块

yí一

kuài块

bàn绊

jiǎo脚

shí石

neutral

a stumbling block

Adjective + Nounwith最大

zuì最

dà大

de的

bàn绊

jiǎo脚

shí石

Verb + Object

chéng成

wéi为

bàn绊

jiǎo脚

shí石

4.

Example Sentences with 绊脚石

zhè这

kuài块

shí石

tou头

shì是

wǒ我

de的

neutral

the biggest obstacle

neutral

become an obstacle

qīng清

chú除

bàn绊

jiǎo脚

shí石

formal

remove the obstacle

bàn

绊

jiǎo脚

shí石

。

This stone is my stumbling block.

jiāo骄

ào傲

shì是

chéng成

gōng功

lù路

shang上

de的

bàn绊

jiǎo脚

shí石

。

Arrogance is a stumbling block on the road to success.

gōu沟

tōng通

bú不

chàng畅

wǎng往

wǎng往

shì是

tuán团

duì队

hé合

zuò作

zhōng中

zuì最

dà大

de的

bàn绊

jiǎo脚

shí石

。

Poor communication is often the biggest stumbling block in teamwork.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

bù不

jué觉

de得

kǒng恐

jù惧

cái才

shì是

nǐ你

qián前

jìn进

de的

bàn绊

jiǎo脚

shí石

ma吗

？

Don't you think fear is the stumbling block to your progress?

quē缺

fá乏

zì自

xìn信

shì是

tā他

chéng成

gōng功

de的

bàn绊

jiǎo脚

shí石

。

Lack of confidence is a stumbling block to his success.

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

jiāng将

rèn任

hé何

kùn困

nán难

shì视

wèi为

zì自

jǐ己

shì事

yè业

de的

bàn绊

jiǎo脚

shí石

。

He has never regarded any difficulty as a stumbling block to his career.

guān官

liáo僚

zhǔ主

yì义

shì是

chuàng创

xīn新

hé和

xiào效

lǜ率

tí提

shēng升

de的

zhǔ主

yào要

bàn绊

jiǎo脚

shí石

。

Bureaucracy is a major stumbling block to innovation and efficiency improvement.

guò过

shí时

de的

guān观

niàn念

cháng常

cháng常

chéng成

wéi为

shè社

huì会

jìn进

bù步

de的

bàn绊

jiǎo脚

shí石

。

Outdated ideas often become stumbling blocks to social progress.

rú如

guǒ果

zǒng总

bǎ把

shī失

bài败

dāng当

bàn绊

jiǎo脚

shí石

，

nǐ你

jiù就

hěn很

nán难

zài再

zhàn站

qǐ起

lái来

le了

。

If you always treat failure as a stumbling block, it will be hard for you to stand up again.

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Words with 石

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化石huà shíHSK 6
岩石yán shíHSK 6
石油shí yóuHSK 6
钻石zuànshíHSK 6
宝石bǎo shíHSK 7-9
礁石jiāo shíHSK 7-9
陨石

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