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Hanzi

攔 / 拦

Traditional
攔
Simplified
拦

to block sb's path/to obstruct/to flag down (a taxi)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

lán

Bopomofo

ㄌㄢˊ

Jyutping

laan4

Example sentences

攔 / 拦 lán
警察攔住了那輛超速的車。
警察拦住了那辆超速的车。

The police blocked that speeding car.

攔住 / 拦住 lánzhù
警察攔住了那輛超速的汽車。
警察拦住了那辆超速的汽车。

The police stopped that speeding car.

門衛 / 门卫 ménwèi
門衛攔住了那個沒穿制服的人。
门卫拦住了那个没穿制服的人。

The guard stopped the person who wasn't wearing a uniform.

攔截 / 拦截 lánjié
警方在公路上攔截了一輛嫌疑車輛。
警方在公路上拦截了一辆嫌疑车辆。

The police intercepted a suspect vehicle on the highway.

入侵 rùqīn
電腦的防火牆成功攔截了駭客入侵系統的企圖。
电脑的防火墙成功拦截了骇客入侵系统的企图。

The computer's firewall successfully blocked a hacker's attempt to invade the system.

阻攔 / 阻拦 zǔlán
警察阻攔了那輛在高速公路上逆行的車。
警察阻拦了那辆在高速公路上逆行的车。

The police stopped that car going the wrong way on the highway.

攔網 / 拦网 lánwǎng
排球比賽中，她接連攔網，讓對手難以得分。
排球比赛中，她接连拦网，让对手难以得分。

In the volleyball match, she made several blocks at the net, making it hard for the opponent to score.

攔阻 / 拦阻 lánzǔ
保安及時攔阻闖入禁區的遊客，避免事故進一步擴大。
保安及时拦阻闯入禁区的游客，避免事故进一步扩大。

The security guard promptly stopped a visitor who entered the restricted area, preventing the accident from getting worse.

Example Vocabulary

攔

lan2

to block; to obstruct; to stop

口無遮攔

kou3'wu2'zhe1'lan2

攔住

lan2'zhu4

to stop; to block; to hold back

攔截

lan2'jie2

to intercept; to block

阻攔

zu3'lan2

to stop; to block; to obstruct

攔網

lan2'wang3

to block an attack at the net in volleyball

攔車

lan2'che1

攔阻

lan2'zu3

to stop; to obstruct; to prevent someone from proceeding

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