阻止

zǔzhǐ

verb HSK 4 #748

Meanings

HSK 3

我们必须阻止这件事发生。

Wǒmen bìxū zǔzhǐ zhè jiàn shì fāshēng.

We must prevent this from happening.

HSK 3

谁也阻止不了他的决定。

Shuí yě zǔzhǐ bùliǎo tā de juédìng.

Nobody can stop his decision.

HSK 4

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