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阻挡

zǔ dǎng · zu dang

Traditional 阻擋

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to stop
  2. to resist
  3. to obstruct
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Someone is in my way

  1. Dengdeng

    前面(qiánmiàn)的(de)人(rén)阻挡(zǔdǎng)了(le)我(wǒ)，我(wǒ)看不见(kànbujiàn)表演(biǎoyǎn)。

    The people in front block me. I cannot see the show.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)站(zhàn)到(dào)我(wǒ)这边(zhèbiān)来(lái)。

    Come and stand on my side.

  3. Dengdeng

    看见(kànjiàn)了(le)！现在(xiànzài)没有人(méiyǒurén)阻挡(zǔdǎng)我(wǒ)了(le)。

    I can see! Nobody blocks me now.

  4. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)现在(xiànzài)阻挡(zǔdǎng)我(wǒ)了(le)！

    But now you are blocking me!

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)一起(yīqǐ)往前(wǎngqián)走(zǒu)吧(ba)。

    Then let us walk forward together.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

没(méi)有(yǒu)什(shén)么(me)可(kě)以(yǐ)阻(zǔ)挡(dǎng)，我(wǒ)对(duì)自(zì)由(yóu)的(de)向(xiàng)往(wǎng)。

Nothing can keep me from yearning for freedom.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by pig8322 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

日(rì)本(běn)军(jūn)队(duì)看(kàn)来(lái)强(qiáng)大(dà)得(de)不(bù)可(kě)阻(zǔ)挡(dǎng)。

The Japanese military forces seemed too strong to stop.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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