妨碍

妨礙

fáng'ài

verb HSK 7-9 #4,018

Meanings

1 to hinder
2 to obstruct
3 to impede

Characters

to hinder; to harm

to obstruct; obstacle

Examples

噪音妨碍了我的学习。

Zàoyīn fáng'ài le wǒ de xuéxí.

The noise hindered my studying.

请不要妨碍交通。

Qǐng búyào fáng'ài jiāotōng.

Please do not obstruct traffic.

Tips

usage

妨碍 focuses on creating obstacles. Compare with 阻止 (to stop/prevent entirely) and 阻碍 (to block/impede, very similar but slightly more formal).

Stroke Order

妨 fáng

碍 ài