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拦住

lán zhù · lan zhu

Traditional 攔住

Meaning

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  1. to stop
  2. to bar the way
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The runaway puppy

  1. Dengdeng

    快(kuài)！帮(bāng)我(wǒ)拦住(lánzhù)我的(wǒde)小狗(xiǎogǒu)！

    Quick! Help me stop my puppy!

  2. Liangliang

    它(tā)跑得(pǎode)太快(tàikuài)了(le)，我(wǒ)拦不住(lánbùzhù)！

    It runs too fast, I can't stop it!

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)拿(ná)一块(yīkuài)肉(ròu)，它(tā)就(jiù)会(huì)停下来(tíngxiàlái)。

    Take a piece of meat and it will stop.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)手里(shǒulǐ)没有(méiyǒu)肉(ròu)。

    I have no meat in my hand.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)站(zhàn)在(zài)路(lù)中间(zhōngjiān)，拦住(lánzhù)它(tā)！

    Then stand in the middle of the road and stop it!

  6. Liangliang

    它(tā)没(méi)停(tíng)，还(hái)从(cóng)我的(wǒde)腿(tuǐ)中间(zhōngjiān)跑过去(pǎoguòqù)了(le)。

    It didn't stop and even ran between my legs.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

暴(bào)风(fēng)雨(yǔ)过(guò)后(hòu)，那(nà)条(tiáo)路(lù)被(bèi)倒(dǎo)下(xià)来(lái)的(de)树(shù)拦(lán)住(zhù)了(le)。

After the storm, the road was blocked with fallen trees.

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02

保(bǎo)安(ān)拦(lán)住(zhù)他(tā)，不(bú)让(ràng)他(tā)进(jìn)入(rù)大(dà)楼(lóu)。

The security guard stopped him and wouldn't let him enter the building.

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