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碍事

礙事
àishì
verb HSK 7 #11,372

Meanings

  1. 1 to be in the way
  2. 2 to be a hindrance
  3. 3 (in the negative) to matter; to be of consequence

Examples

这个箱子放在这里太碍事了。
Zhège xiāngzi fàng zài zhèlǐ tài àishì le.
This box is really in the way here.
小伤，不碍事。
Xiǎo shāng, bù àishì.
It's a small wound, it doesn't matter.

Tips

usage
碍事 is very commonly used in the negative: 不碍事 means 'it's not a problem / it doesn't matter.' In the positive, it means 'in the way.'

Stroke Order

碍 ài
事 shì