阻 (zo2 | zu3) : hinder; block; obstruct

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阻

zo2

zu3

hinder; block; obstruct; impede; restrain

Stroke count: 8

Level: 1

Radical: (#170)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

阻

This word has been viewed 10524 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Dec 2015 10:26

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阻定 zo2 deng6 = obstructing; in the way 粵

阻力 zo2 lik6 zu3 li4 = obstruction; obstacle; hindrance; resistance

阻擋 zo2 dong2 zu3 dang3 = to stop; to resist; to block; to obstruct

阻攔 zo2 laan4 zu3 lan2 = to stop; to obstruct; to block

阻止 zo2 zi2 zu3 zhi3 = to prevent; to block

阻礙 zo2 ngoi6 zu3 ai4 = to obstruct; to hinder; to block

勸阻 hyun3 zo2 quan4 zu3 = to advise against doing sth.

阻滯 zo2 zai6 = block; blockade; blockage; blocking; retardation; stoppage 粵

電阻 din6 zo2 = resistor, resistance (electronics)

阻住 zo2 zyu6 zu3 zhu4 = to block; to be in the way 粵
See all 26 compounds (CantoDict reports 28 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 3 examples containing 阻

阻住你溫書啊，真係唔好意思粵
Sorry for interrupting your studies!
[Lit. block you revise [particle], really sorry. Standard Chinese:打擾你溫習，真不好意思]

唔阻你喇粵
I won't disturb you.
[Lit. not block you [particle]]

我根本阻住唔到佢粵
I just wasn't able to stop him.
[Lit. I basically block-not-arrive him. The construction verb-m4-dou2 indicates an inability to complete the action. So, block-not-arrive is idiomatically "unable to block".]

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Decimal representation of this word: 阻
Unicode code for this character: U+963b (off-site link)

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