障 zhàng
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 阝 place, town, city 章 chapter, section, writing
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
障碍
zhàng'ài
obstacle; to hinder
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
- 语言障碍曾经影响他与当地居民的交流。 Yǔyán zhàng'ài céngjīng yǐngxiǎng tā yǔ dāngdì jūmín de jiāoliú. Language barriers once affected his communication with local residents.
- 这条路上有很多障碍，开车要小心。 Zhè tiáo lù shàng yǒu hěn duō zhàng'ài, kāichē yào xiǎoxīn. There are many obstacles on this road, so drive carefully.
- 缺少自信是他进步的最大障碍。 Quēshǎo zìxìn shì tā jìnbù de zuì dà zhàng'ài. Lack of confidence is the biggest obstacle to his progress.
Related words
- 保障 bǎozhàng to ensure, to guarantee; guarantee
- 故障 gùzhàng breakdown, malfunction
- 屏障 píngzhàng barrier; protective screen
- 阻碍 zǔ'ài to block; to hinder
- 妨碍 fáng'ài to hinder, to obstruct
- 碍事 àishì to be in the way; obstructive; inconvenient
- 陷入 xiànrù to fall into, to be caught in
- 阻挡 zǔdǎng to block, to stop
- 遭到 zāodào to suffer, to meet with
- 遭受 zāoshòu to suffer, to endure
- 对抗 duìkàng to confront, to oppose
- 遭遇 zāoyù to encounter; fate, luck