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阻止

zǔ zhǐ · zu zhi

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HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to prevent
  2. to block
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Please stop me

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)减肥(jiǎnféi)，请(qǐng)你(nǐ)阻止(zǔzhǐ)我(wǒ)吃(chī)薯片(shǔpiàn)。

    I am on a diet. Please stop me from eating chips.

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)来(lái)阻止(zǔzhǐ)你(nǐ)。

    OK, I will stop you.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)手(shǒu)里(lǐ)拿(ná)着(zhe)什么(shénme)？

    What are you holding?

  4. Dengdeng

    薯片(shǔpiàn)。我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)阻止(zǔzhǐ)你(nǐ)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)。

    Chips. I wanted to stop you, but I want some too.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)谁(shéi)来(lái)阻止(zǔzhǐ)我们(wǒmen)两个(liǎnggè)？

    Then who will stop the two of us?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

没(méi)有(yǒu)什(shén)么(me)可(kě)以(yǐ)阻(zǔ)止(zhǐ)他(tā)。

Nothing could stop him.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by Spamster · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

没(méi)什(shén)么(me)能(néng)阻(zǔ)止(zhǐ)你(nǐ)出(chū)发(fā)了(le)。

There's nothing to prevent you from going.

Tatoeba: Chinese by WilsonWong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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