拦阻

攔阻

lánzǔ

verb #52,448

Meanings

1 to block
2 to obstruct
3 to intercept

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Examples

警察拦阻了那辆超速的车。

Jǐngchá lánzǔ le nà liàng chāosù de chē.

The police stopped that speeding car.

没有人能拦阻他完成这个目标。

Méi yǒu rén néng lánzǔ tā wánchéng zhè ge mùbiāo.

No one can stop him from achieving this goal.

Tips

usage

Slightly more formal than 拦 (lán) alone or 阻拦 (zǔlán). Common in news writing about traffic stops, military intercepts, and procedural blocking. 拦 emphasizes physical barring; 阻 emphasizes the resulting obstruction — stacked here for emphasis.

Stroke Order

拦 lán

阻 zǔ