Hanzi

阻

to hinder/to block/to obstruct

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

zǔ, zhù

Bopomofo

ㄗㄨˇ, ㄓㄨˋ

Jyutping

zo2

Example sentences

阻擋 / 阻挡 zǔdǎng
沒有人能阻擋歷史前進的腳步。
没有人能阻挡历史前进的脚步。

No one can stop the footsteps of history.

阻止 zǔzhǐ
幸好警察及時阻止了這場衝突。
幸好警察及时阻止了这场冲突。

Fortunately, the police stopped the conflict in time.

後衛 / 后卫 hòuwèi
後衛在比賽最後一分鐘阻止了對方的射門。
后卫在比赛最后一分钟阻止了对方的射门。

The defender stopped the opponent's shot in the final minute of the match.

阻礙 / 阻碍 zǔài
任何困難都不能阻礙我們前進的步伐。
任何困难都不能阻碍我们前进的步伐。

No difficulty can hinder our pace of moving forward.

重重 chóngchóng
雖然遇到重重阻礙，他還是堅持完成了這項任務。
虽然遇到重重阻碍，他还是坚持完成了这项任务。

Although encountering numerous obstacles, he still insisted on completing this task.

阻力 zǔlì
儘管面臨重重阻力，他還是決定繼續改革。
尽管面临重重阻力，他还是决定继续改革。

Despite facing many obstacles, he still decided to continue the reform.

阻撓 / 阻挠 zǔnáo
有些人故意阻撓會議的正常進行。
有些人故意阻挠会议的正常进行。

Some people intentionally obstructed the normal progress of the meeting.

勸阻 / 劝阻 quànzǔ
他正要衝出門去，被我及時勸阻了。
他正要冲出门去，被我及时劝阻了。

He was just about to rush out the door when I dissuaded him just in time.

執意 / 执意 zhíyì
儘管朋友勸阻，他仍執意要一個人去。
尽管朋友劝阻，他仍执意要一个人去。

Despite his friend's advice against it, he insisted on going alone.

Example Vocabulary

阻擋

zu3'dang3

to stop; to block; to obstruct

阻止

zu3'zhi3

to prevent; to stop; to obstruct

阻礙

zu3'ai4

to hinder; to obstruct; obstacle

受阻

shou4'zu3

阻力

zu3'li4

resistance; drag; obstruction

阻塞

zu3'se4

阻撓

zu3'nao2

to obstruct; to thwart; to hinder

阻擊

zu3'ji2

力阻

勸阻

quan4'zu3

to dissuade; to advise against; to discourage

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