拦住

攔住

lánzhù

verb #5,554

Meanings

1 to block
2 to stop (someone)
3 to bar the way

Characters

hold; stop (resultative complement)

拦 (block) + 住 (firmly) = to block and hold in place

Examples

警察拦住了他的车。

Jǐngchá lánzhù le tā de chē.

The police stopped his car.

谁也拦不住他。

Shéi yě lán bú zhù tā.

Nobody can stop him.

Tips

grammar

住 here is a resultative complement meaning 'firmly/securely.' 拦住 = block and hold. The potential form 拦不住 means 'unable to stop.'

Stroke Order

拦 lán

住 zhù