梗阻

gěngzǔ

verb #40,861

Meanings

1 to obstruct
2 to block
3 obstruction (medical)

Characters

to obstruct, stalk

to block, hinder

Examples

HSK 6

病人出现肠梗阻，需要立即手术。

Bìngrén chūxiàn cháng gěngzǔ, xūyào lìjí shǒushù.

The patient has developed an intestinal obstruction and requires immediate surgery.

HSK 7-9

胆道梗阻会引起黄疸。

Dǎndào gěngzǔ huì yǐnqǐ huángdǎn.

Bile duct obstruction causes jaundice.

Tips

register

梗阻 is a medical term. Outside medicine, the ordinary word for 'to block' is 堵塞 or 堵. Hearing 梗阻 in a clinical context tells you the obstruction is anatomical - inside a vessel, duct, or organ.

Stroke Order

梗 gěng

阻 zǔ