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Hanzi

撓 / 挠

Traditional
撓
Simplified
挠

to scratch/to thwart/to yield

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 8

Pinyin

náo

Bopomofo

ㄋㄠˊ

Jyutping

naau4

Example sentences

不屈不撓 / 不屈不挠 bùqūbùnáo
即使屢次受挫，他仍以不屈不撓的意志完成訓練。
即使屡次受挫，他仍以不屈不挠的意志完成训练。

Even after repeated setbacks, he completed his training with an indomitable will.

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.

撓 / 挠 náo
這項計劃受到了重重阻撓。
这项计划受到了重重阻挠。

This plan encountered heavy obstruction.

Example Vocabulary

不屈不撓

bu4'qu1'bu4'nao2

unyielding; indomitable

百折不撓

bai3'zhe2'bu4'nao2

阻撓

zu3'nao2

to obstruct; to thwart; to hinder

撓

nao2

to scratch; to hinder; to yield

撓頭

nao2'tou2

抓撓

zhua1'nao

痒痒撓

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