作梗

zuògěng
verb #25,819

Meanings

  1. 1 to obstruct
  2. 2 to create difficulties
  3. 3 to hinder
  4. 4 to put a spoke in the wheel

Examples

Zhè jiàn shì néng bu néng chéng, quán kàn tā zài bèihòu yǒu méiyǒu zuògěng.
Whether this matter succeeds depends entirely on whether he is working against it behind the scenes.
Tā de jìhuà shòudào xiǎorén zuògěng, chíchí wúfǎ tuījìn.
His plan was obstructed by petty people and could not move forward.

Tips

usage
作梗 implies covert or deliberate obstruction, often by someone acting against another's interests behind the scenes. It has a slightly literary or formal tone.

Stroke Order

zuò
gěng