阻住 (zo2 zyu6 | zu3 zhu4) : to block; to be in the way

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阻住

zo2 zyu6

zu3 zhu4

to block; to be in the way; to obstruct

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

阻住

This word has been viewed 3725 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 11th Nov 2005 21:08 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

阻 zo2 - hinder; block; obstruct
住 zyu6 - live, reside, stay

1 compounds containing this word:

阻住地球轉 - throw a spanner in the works

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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]

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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