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阻止 (zǔ zhǐ): Arrest (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

阻止 consists of 2 characters.
zǔ
阻
to hinder, obstruct, or block
zhǐ
止
to stop, cease, or halt

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 阻止.

Words with 阻
  • 劝阻quàn zǔ
  • 阻力zǔlì
  • 阻拦zǔlán
  • 阻挠zǔnáo
  • 阻挡zǔ dǎng
  • 阻碍zǔ ài
  • 风雨无阻fēng yǔ wú zǔ
Words with 止
  • 禁止jìn zhǐHSK 4
  • 不止bù zhǐ
  • 中止zhōng zhǐ
  • 为止wéi zhǐ
  • 举止jǔ zhǐ
  • 何止hé zhǐ
  • 停止tíng zhǐ
  • 制止zhì zhǐ

How to Use 阻止 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 阻止 with other words naturally.
Verb + Object
zǔ阻
zhǐ止
shì事
qing情
fā发
shēng生
neutral
prevent something from happening
zǔ阻
zhǐ止
tā他
neutral
stop him
Adverb + Verbwith无法
wú无
fǎ法
zǔ阻
zhǐ止
Verb + Complementwith不了
zǔ阻
zhǐ止
bù不
liǎo了

Example Sentences with 阻止

mā妈
mā妈
zǔ阻
zhǐ止
wǒ我
chī吃
tài太
neutral
cannot stop
informal
Spoken
cannot be stopped
duō多
táng糖
。
Mom stops me from eating too much candy.
jǐng警
chá察
jí及
shí时
zǔ阻
zhǐ止
le了
zhè这
chǎng场
chōng冲
tū突
。
The police stopped the conflict in time.
wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
cǎi采
qǔ取
yǒu有
xiào效
cuò措
shī施
，
zǔ阻
zhǐ止
zhè这
zhǒng种
yǒu有
hài害
wù物
zhì质
de的
kuò扩
sàn散
。
We must take effective measures to prevent the spread of this harmful substance.
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nǐ你
dāng当
shí时
wèi为
shén什
me么
bù不
zǔ阻
zhǐ止
tā他
zuò做
chū出
rú如
cǐ此
chōng冲
dòng动
de的
jué决
dìng定
ne呢
？
Why didn't you stop him from making such an impulsive decision at that time?
jǐng警
chá察
zǔ阻
zhǐ止
le了
nà那
chǎng场
jiāo交
tōng通
jǐn尽
guǎn管
tā他
jí极
lì力
quàn劝
zǔ阻
，
dàn但
zhōng
shè社
qū区
zhì志
yuàn愿
zhě者
zì自
fā发
zǔ组
zhī织
qǐ
tā他
shì试
tú图
zǔ阻
zhǐ止
zhè这
ge个
cuò错
wù误
kuài快
lán拦
zhù住
tā他
！
bié别
ràng让
tā他
guò过
qù
shì事
gù故
de的
fā发
shēng生
。
The police prevented the traffic accident from happening.
终
jiū究
méi没
néng能
zǔ阻
zhǐ止
bēi悲
jù剧
de的
fā发
shēng生
。
Despite his strong attempts to dissuade them, he ultimately failed to prevent the tragedy from happening.
起
lái来
，
shì试
tú图
zǔ阻
zhǐ止
zhè这
chǎng场
fēi非
fǎ法
de的
tǔ土
dì地
kāi开
fā发
。
Community volunteers organized themselves spontaneously in an attempt to stop this illegal land development.
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.
去
，
dé得
zǔ阻
zhǐ止
zhè这
chǎng场
wú无
wèi谓
de的
zhēng争
chǎo吵
。
Stop him quickly! Don't let him go over there; we must prevent this pointless argument.