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挡

dǎng · dang/dàng · dang

Traditional 擋 / 攩

HSK 5

Meaning

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dǎng 擋

  1. to resist
  2. to obstruct
  3. to hinder
  4. to keep off
  5. to block (a blow)
  6. to get in the way of
  7. cover
  8. gear (e.g. in a car's transmission)

dàng 擋

  1. to arrange
  2. to put in order

dǎng 攩

  1. variant of 擋 / 挡 (dǎng)
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In a conversation

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Blocking the screen

  1. Dengdeng

    不好意思(bùhǎoyìsi)，你(nǐ)挡(dǎng)住(zhù)我(wǒ)了(le)，我(wǒ)看不见(kànbujiàn)电视(diànshì)。

    Excuse me, you are blocking me. I cannot see the TV.

  2. Liangliang

    抱歉(bàoqiàn)，我(wǒ)站(zhàn)到(dào)旁边(pángbiān)去(qù)。

    Sorry. I'll stand to the side.

  3. Dengdeng

    哎(āi)，现在(xiànzài)柱子(zhùzi)又(yòu)挡(dǎng)住(zhù)了(le)！

    Hey, now the pillar is blocking it again!

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)换(huàn)个(gè)位子(wèizi)吧(ba)。

    Then let's swap seats.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)！这次(zhècì)谁(shéi)也(yě)挡不住(dǎngbùzhù)我(wǒ)了(le)。

    OK! This time nobody can block me.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(gè)老(lǎo)人(rén)挡(dǎng)了(le)她(tā)的(de)路(lù)。

The old man got in her way.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)用(yòng)伞(sǎn)挡(dǎng)住(zhù)强(qiáng)烈(liè)的(de)阳(yáng)光(guāng)。

He used an umbrella to block the strong sunlight.

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