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

不要阻挠别人的计划。

Bùyào zǔnáo biérén de jìhuà.

Don't obstruct other people's plans.

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