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
碍事
àishì
to be in the way; obstructive; inconvenient
Characters in this word
事 shì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 亅 — hook
Example phrases
- 这堵临时围墙太碍事，不仅影响施工车辆通行，也挡住了消防出口。 Zhè dǔ línshí wéiqiáng tài àishì, bùjǐn yǐngxiǎng shīgōng chēliàng tōngxíng, yě dǎngzhù le xiāofáng chūkǒu. This temporary wall is far too obstructive: it affects construction vehicle access and also blocks the fire exit.
- 沙发放在门口太碍事了，我们把它搬走吧。 Shāfā fàng zài ménkǒu tài àishì le, wǒmen bǎ tā bān zǒu ba. The sofa by the door is really in the way, so let us move it.
- 你放心，这点小伤不碍事，休息两天就好了。 Nǐ fàngxīn, zhè diǎn xiǎo shāng bú àishì, xiūxi liǎng tiān jiù hǎo le. Do not worry, this small injury is nothing serious; a couple of days of rest will fix it.
Related words
- 阻碍 zǔ'ài to block; to hinder
- 妨碍 fáng'ài to hinder, to obstruct
- 障碍 zhàng'ài obstacle; to hinder
- 没事儿 méishìr it's nothing, never mind
- 事 shì matter, thing; work
- 故事 gùshi story
- 好事 hǎoshì good deed; good thing
- 事情 shìqing matter; thing
- 同事 tóngshì coworker
- 本事 běnshi ability; skill
- 从事 cóngshì to work in; to be engaged in
- 事故 shìgù accident