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阻挠 (zǔnáo): Obstruct (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

阻挠 consists of 2 characters.
zǔ
阻
to hinder, obstruct, or block
náo
挠
to scratch, to hinder, or to yield

How to Use 阻挠 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 阻挠 with other words naturally.
Verb + Complementwith受到
shòu受
dào到
zǔ阻
náo挠
neutral
be obstructed
Verb + Objectwith计划
zǔ阻
náo挠
jì计
huà划
Adjective + Nounwith行为
zǔ阻
náo挠
xíng行
wéi为
Adverb + Verbwith百般
bǎi百
bān般
zǔ阻
náo挠

Example Sentences with 阻挠

tā他
zǔ阻
náo挠
wǒ我
wán玩
yóu游
xì戏
neutral
obstruct a plan
formal
Written
obstructive behavior
formal
obstruct in every possible way
。
He obstructed me from playing games.
Rèn任
hé何
kùn困
nan难
dōu都
bù不
néng能
zǔ阻
náo挠
wǒ我
men们
shí实
xiàn现
mù目
biāo标
。
No difficulty can obstruct us from achieving our goal.
rèn任
hé何
wài外
bù部
shì势
lì力
dōu都
wú无
quán权
zǔ阻
náo挠
wǒ我
guó国
nèi内
zhèng政
de的
zì自
zhǔ主
jué决
cè策
。
No external forces have the right to obstruct the autonomous decision-making of our country's internal affairs.
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nǐ你
wèi为
shén什
me么
yào要
zǔ阻
náo挠
wǒ我
zhuī追
qiú求
zì自
jǐ己
rè热
ài爱
de的
shì事
yè业
ne呢
？
Why do you want to thwart me from pursuing the career I love?
zhèng政
fǔ府
zǔ阻
náo挠
le了
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
tā他
cóng从
wèi未
zǔ阻
náo挠
guò过
hái孩
zi子
men们
jǐn尽
guǎn管
yù遇
dào到
chóng重
chóng重
zǔ阻
náo挠
，
jǐn尽
guǎn管
yǒu有
rén人
zǔ阻
náo挠
，
tā他
hái还
bié别
ràng让
nà那
xiē些
xián闲
yán言
suì碎
yǔ语
zǔ阻
náo
dì的
jìn进
xíng行
。
The government hindered the progress of this project.
tàn探
suǒ索
shì世
jiè界
de的
rèn任
hé何
cháng尝
shì试
。
He has never obstructed any of the children's attempts to explore the world.
tán
谈
pàn判
zuì最
zhōng终
hái还
shì是
qǔ取
dé得
le了
tū突
pò破
xìng性
jìn进
zhǎn展
。
Despite encountering numerous obstructions, the negotiations ultimately achieved a breakthrough.
shì
是
jiān坚
chí持
wán完
chéng成
le了
rèn任
wù务
。
Despite some obstruction, he persisted and completed the task.
挠
nǐ你
shí实
xiàn现
zì自
jǐ己
de的
mèng梦
xiǎng想
。
Don't let those idle gossip stand in the way of you realizing your dreams.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 阻挠.

Words with 阻
  • 劝阻quàn zǔ
  • 阻力zǔlì
  • 阻拦zǔlán
  • 阻挡zǔ dǎng
  • 阻止zǔ zhǐ
  • 阻碍zǔ ài
  • 风雨无阻fēng yǔ wú zǔ