绊 bàn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 半 half
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
绊
bàn
to trip; to stumble; to hinder
Character
Example phrases
- 电线横在走廊中间，差点把一名护士绊倒。 Diànxiàn héng zài zǒuláng zhōngjiān, chàdiǎn bǎ yì míng hùshi bàn dǎo. The cable lay across the middle of the corridor and nearly tripped a nurse.
- 小路上有一块石头，把跑过来的孩子绊了一下。 Xiǎolù shàng yǒu yí kuài shítou, bǎ pǎo guòlái de háizi bàn le yí xià. There was a stone on the path, and the child running over tripped on it.
- 他被地毯的边绊倒，摔得膝盖都青了。 Tā bèi dìtǎn de biān bàn dǎo, shuāi de xīgài dōu qīng le. He tripped on the edge of the carpet and fell so hard his knees were bruised.
Related words
- 绊脚石 bànjiǎoshí stumbling block; obstacle
- 蹬 dēng to push with the foot; to pedal; to kick
- 晃荡 huàngdang to sway; to wander about
- 背负 bēifù to bear; to shoulder; to carry
- 晃 huàng to sway; to shake
- 负重 fùzhòng to carry a load; to bear a burden
- 翻来覆去 fānláifùqù over and over; to toss and turn
- 敞开 chǎngkāi to open wide; openly
- 翻身 fānshēn to turn over; to free oneself from hardship
- 东张西望 dōngzhāngxīwàng to look around distractedly; to gaze about
- 颤抖 chàndǒu to tremble; to shake
- 俯首 fǔshǒu to bow one's head; to submit