碍事

礙事

àishì

verb HSK 7-9 #11,372

Meanings

1 to be in the way
2 to be a hindrance
3 to matter; to be of consequence

Characters

to hinder; to obstruct

Examples

HSK 3

小伤，不碍事。

Xiǎo shāng, bù àishì.

It's a small wound, it doesn't matter.

HSK 4

这个箱子放在这里太碍事了。

Zhège xiāngzi fàng zài zhèlǐ tài àishì le.

This box is really in the way here.

Tips

usage

碍事 is very commonly used in the negative: 不碍事 means 'it's not a problem / it doesn't matter.' In the positive, it means 'in the way.'

Stroke Order

碍 ài

事 shì