阻止

zǔzhǐ

verb HSK 4 #748

Meanings

我们必须阻止这件事发生。

Wǒmen bìxū zǔzhǐ zhè jiàn shì fāshēng.

We must prevent this from happening.

谁也阻止不了他的决定。

Shuí yě zǔzhǐ bùliǎo tā de juédìng.

Nobody can stop his decision.

警察阻止了那个人进入大楼。

Jǐngchá zǔzhǐ le nàge rén jìnrù dàlóu.

The police stopped that person from entering the building.

grammar

Pattern: 阻止 + someone + verb. Example: 阻止他离开 (prevent him from leaving).

usage

阻止 implies actively stepping in to stop something. For a more passive blocking, use 阻碍.

阻 zǔ

止 zhǐ