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 búzhù 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