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障碍

zhàng ài · zhang ai

Traditional 障礙

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. barrier
  2. obstruction
  3. hindrance
  4. impediment
  5. obstacle
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Barrier-free path

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，前面(qiánmiàn)有(yǒu)台阶(táijiē)，推(tuī)婴儿车(yīngérchē)怎么办(zěnmebàn)？

    Dengdeng, there are steps ahead. What do we do with the stroller?

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，这里(zhèlǐ)有(yǒu)一条(yītiáo)无障碍(wúzhàngài)通道(tōngdào)。

    Look, here is a barrier-free path.

  3. Liangliang

    无障碍(wúzhàngài)？是(shì)没有(méiyǒu)障碍(zhàngài)的(de)意思(yìsi)吗(ma)？

    Barrier-free? Does it mean there is no obstacle?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，没有(méiyǒu)障碍(zhàngài)，婴儿车(yīngérchē)和(hé)轮椅(lúnyǐ)都(dōu)能(néng)过(guò)。

    Yes. With no obstacle, strollers and wheelchairs can both pass.

  5. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)，可是(kěshì)通道(tōngdào)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)一辆(yīliàng)自行车(zìxíngchē)，这(zhè)是(shì)新(xīn)障碍(zhàngài)！

    Great. But there is a bike in the path. That is a new obstacle!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)认(rèn)为(wéi)玛(mǎ)丽(lì)可(kě)能(néng)有(yǒu)进(jìn)食(shí)障(zhàng)碍(ài)。

Tom thinks Mary may have an eating disorder.

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

02

这(zhè)座(zuò)老(lǎo)桥(qiáo)成(chéng)了(le)河(hé)两(liǎng)岸(àn)交(jiāo)通(tōng)的(de)障(zhàng)碍(ài)。

This old bridge has become an obstacle to traffic between the two banks of the river.

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