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拦

lán · lan

Traditional 攔

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to block sb's path
  2. to obstruct
  3. to flag down (a taxi)
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Flagging down a ride

  1. Dengdeng

    快(kuài)，帮(bāng)我(wǒ)拦(lán)一辆(yīliàng)出租车(chūzūchē)！

    Quick, help me flag down a taxi!

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)来(lái)拦(lán)。你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那辆(nàliàng)车(chē)停下来(tíngxiàlái)了(le)！

    OK, I will flag one down. Look, that car stopped!

  3. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)！咦(yí)，车(chē)上(shàng)怎么(zěnme)都是(dōushì)水果(shuǐguǒ)？

    Great! Huh, why is the car full of fruit?

  4. Liangliang

    哈哈(hāhā)，我(wǒ)拦(lán)了(le)一辆(yīliàng)送(sòng)水果(shuǐguǒ)的(de)车(chē)。

    Haha, I flagged down a fruit delivery truck.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)别(bié)拦(lán)出租车(chūzūchē)了(le)，吃(chī)西瓜(xīguā)吧(ba)。

    Then let's stop flagging down taxis and eat watermelon.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)站(zhàn)在(zài)门(mén)口(kǒu)拦(lán)住(zhù)我(wǒ)，不(bú)让(ràng)我(wǒ)进(jìn)去(qù)。

He stood at the door and blocked me, not letting me go in.

02

她(tā)在(zài)路(lù)边(biān)拦(lán)了(le)一(yí)辆(liàng)出(chū)租(zū)车(chē)。

She flagged down a taxi by the roadside.

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