阻 zǔ
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 阝 place, town, city 且 moreover, also (post-subject)
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
阻拦
zǔlán
to obstruct; to block; to stop
Characters in this word
拦 lán
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 兰 orchid
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 居民试图阻拦施工队进入湿地，因为环评报告尚未公开。 Jūmín shìtú zǔlán shīgōngduì jìnrù shīdì, yīnwèi huánpíng bàogào shàngwèi gōngkāi. Residents tried to stop the construction team from entering the wetland because the environmental assessment report had not yet been made public.
- 他想去国外学习，家人却极力阻拦。 Tā xiǎng qù guówài xuéxí, jiārén què jílì zǔlán. He wanted to go abroad to study, but his family tried hard to stop him.
- 门卫阻拦陌生人进入大楼，请出示证件。 Ménwèi zǔlán mòshēngrén jìnrù dàlóu, qǐng chūshì zhèngjiàn. The guard blocks strangers from entering the building — please show your ID.
Related words
- 阻止 zǔzhǐ to stop; to prevent
- 阻碍 zǔ'ài to block; to hinder
- 阻挡 zǔdǎng to block, to stop
- 风雨无阻 fēngyǔwúzǔ regardless of wind or rain; come rain or shine
- 劝阻 quànzǔ to dissuade; to advise against
- 阻力 zǔlì resistance; obstruction
- 阻挠 zǔnáo to obstruct; to thwart
- 拦 lán to block
- 耸 sǒng to shrug; to raise
- 遮盖 zhēgài to cover; to conceal
- 驮 tuó to carry on the back
- 遮挡 zhēdǎng to block; to obstruct; to shelter