拦阻

攔阻

lánzǔ

verb #52,448

Meanings

1 to block
2 to obstruct
3 to intercept

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

没有人能拦阻他完成这个目标。

Méiyǒu rén néng lánzǔ tā wánchéng zhège mùbiāo.

No one can stop him from achieving this goal.

HSK 5

警察拦阻了那辆超速的车。

Jǐngchá lánzǔ le nà liàng chāosù de chē.

The police stopped that speeding car.

Tips

usage

Slightly more formal than 拦 (lán) alone or 阻拦 (zǔlán). Common in news writing about traffic stops, military intercepts, and procedural blocking. 拦 emphasizes physical barring; 阻 emphasizes the resulting obstruction, stacked here for emphasis.

Stroke Order

拦 lán

阻 zǔ