妨 fáng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 女 — woman, girl
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
妨碍
fáng'ài
to hinder, to obstruct
Characters in this word
碍 ài
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 石 — stone, rock, mineral
- Made of
- 石 stone, rock, mineral 㝵 to obtain, to get, to acquire
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 过度审批会妨碍创新，甚至让优秀项目失去时机。 Guòdù shěnpī huì fáng'ài chuàngxīn, shènzhì ràng yōuxiù xiàngmù shīqù shíjī. Excessive approval procedures can hinder innovation and may even make excellent projects miss their chance.
- 请不要把自行车停在门口，这会妨碍别人出入。 Qǐng búyào bǎ zìxíngchē tíng zài ménkǒu, zhè huì fáng'ài biérén chūrù. Please don't park bicycles at the door; it gets in the way of other people coming and going.
- 邻居的噪音妨碍了我休息，我只好去提醒他。 Línjū de zàoyīn fáng'ài le wǒ xiūxi, wǒ zhǐhǎo qù tíxǐng tā. My neighbour's noise kept me from resting, so I had to go and remind him.
Related words
- 不妨 bùfáng might as well; there is no harm in
- 阻碍 zǔ'ài to block; to hinder
- 障碍 zhàng'ài obstacle; to hinder
- 碍事 àishì to be in the way; obstructive; inconvenient
- 阻挡 zǔdǎng to block, to stop
- 对抗 duìkàng to confront, to oppose
- 抵抗 dǐkàng to resist
- 陷入 xiànrù to fall into, to be caught in
- 冲击 chōngjī impact, shock, to assault
- 遭到 zāodào to suffer, to meet with
- 爆发 bàofā to break out
- 遭受 zāoshòu to suffer, to endure