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阻挠

阻撓
zǔ náo
HSK 6
to thwart, to obstruct (sth)
verb

Individual characters

阻zǔ · to hinder, to block, to obstruct›挠náo · to scratch›

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Example Sentences

他们试图阻挠我们的计划。
tāmen shìtú zǔnáo wǒmen de jìhuá 。
They tried to thwart our plan.
阻挠别人的成功是不对的。
zǔnáo biérén de chénggōng shì búduì de 。
Obstructing others' success is wrong.
他用各种方法来阻挠调查。
tāyòng gèzhǒng fāngfǎ lái zǔnáo diàochá 。
He used various methods to obstruct the investigation.

Words with similar meanings

妨碍fángài
to hinder
妨碍 implies causing difficulties that prevent progress, often used in contexts where interference is indirect or less aggressive.
阻止zǔzhǐ
to stop
阻止 suggests a stronger sense of actively preventing something from happening, more definitive than '阻挠'.

Words Starting With 阻

阻止zǔ zhǐ
to prevent; to block
阻拦zǔ lán
to stop; to obstruct
阻碍zǔ ài
to obstruct; to hinder; to block

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