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挡住

dǎng zhù · dang zhu

Traditional 擋住

Meaning

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  1. to obstruct
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The hat is in the way

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)的(de)帽子(màozi)挡住(dǎngzhù)我(wǒ)了(le)。

    Dengdeng, your hat is blocking me.

  2. Dengdeng

    哦(ò)，对不起(duìbuqǐ)。你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)看(kàn)什么(shénme)？

    Oh, sorry. What do you want to see?

  3. Liangliang

    前面(qiánmiàn)有(yǒu)人(rén)变魔术(biànmóshù)，我(wǒ)看不见(kànbujiàn)。

    Someone is doing magic tricks in front. I can't see.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)拿下(náxià)帽子(màozi)了(le)。现在(xiànzài)呢(ne)？

    I took my hat off. How about now?

  5. Liangliang

    看到(kàndào)了(le)！现在(xiànzài)没有(méiyǒu)东西(dōngxi)挡住(dǎngzhù)我(wǒ)了(le)。

    I can see! Nothing blocks me now.

  6. Dengdeng

    魔术师(móshùshī)在(zài)叫(jiào)我(wǒ)，他(tā)要(yào)借(jiè)我(wǒ)的(de)帽子(màozi)！

    The magician is calling me. He wants to borrow my hat!

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2 examples
01

一(yì)棵(kē)倒(dǎo)下(xià)的(de)树(shù)挡(dǎng)住(zhù)了(le)通(tōng)道(dào)。

A fallen tree blocked the path.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)用(yòng)手(shǒu)挡(dǎng)住(zhù)阳(yáng)光(guāng)，仔(zǐ)细(xì)看(kàn)远(yuǎn)处(chù)的(de)小(xiǎo)字(zì)。

He blocked the sunlight with his hand and carefully read the small characters in the distance.

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