Verbarrest; stop; prevent

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 阻止.
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Practice writing 阻止 (zǔ zhǐ) with our free printable handwriting worksheet

Character Breakdown

阻止 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 阻止 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 阻止 with other words naturally.
Verb + Object
zhǐ
shì
qíng
shēng
neutral
prevent something from happening
zhǐ
neutral
stop him
Adverb + Verbwith无法
zhǐ
neutral
cannot stop
Verb + Complementwith不了
zhǐ
liǎo
informalSpoken
cannot be stopped

Example Sentences with 阻止

zhǐ
chī
tài
duō
táng
Mom stops me from eating too much candy.
men
cǎi
yǒu
xiào
cuò
shī
zhǐ
zhè
zhǒng
yǒu
hài
zhì
de
kuò
sàn
We must take effective measures to prevent the spread of this harmful substance.
dāng
shí
wèi
shén
me
zhǐ
zuò
chū
chōng
dòng
de
jué
dìng
ne
Why didn't you stop him from making such an impulsive decision at that time?
jǐng
chá
zhǐ
le
chǎng
jiāo
tōng
shì
de
shēng
The police prevented the traffic accident from happening.
jǐn
guǎn
quàn
dàn
zhōng
jiū
méi
néng
zhǐ
bēi
de
shēng
Despite his strong attempts to dissuade them, he ultimately failed to prevent the tragedy from happening.
shè
zhì
yuàn
zhě
zhī
lái
shì
zhǐ
zhè
chǎng
fēi
de
kāi
Community volunteers organized themselves spontaneously in an attempt to stop this illegal land development.
shì
zhǐ
zhè
ge
cuò
jué
dìng
dàn
méi
yǒu
rén
tīng
de
He tried to stop this wrong decision, but no one listened to him.
kuài
lán
zhù
bié
ràng
guò
zhǐ
zhè
chǎng
wèi
de
zhēng
chǎo
Stop him quickly! Don't let him go over there; we must prevent this pointless argument.