阻挠

阻撓

zǔnáo

verb HSK 7-9 #13,434

Meanings

1 to obstruct
2 to hinder
3 to thwart

Characters

to block; to obstruct

to scratch; to hinder

Examples

HSK 2

不要阻挠别人的计划。

Bùyào zǔnáo biérén de jìhuà.

Don't obstruct other people's plans.

HSK 7-9

尽管遭到百般阻挠，他还是完成了任务。

Jǐnguǎn zāodào bǎibān zǔnáo, tā háishì wánchéng le rènwù.

Despite encountering all kinds of obstruction, he still completed the task.

Tips

usage

阻挠 implies deliberate, intentional interference - someone actively trying to prevent something. Stronger than 阻碍 (to impede).

Stroke Order

阻 zǔ

挠 náo