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碍

ài

obstruct, hinder, block, deter

Strokes
13
Radical
石
HSK
5
Tone
4

Traditional form: 礙

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 没有愿望是最大的障碍。

    Méi yǒu yuàn wàng shì zuì dà de zhàng ài

    Having no will is the worst handicap.

  • 罢工妨碍了国家经济。

    Bà gōng fáng ài le guó jiā jīng jì

    The strike affected the nation's economy.

  • 我妨碍着你吗？

    Wǒ fáng ài zhe nǐ ma

    Am I in your way?

  • 暴风妨碍了我们准时到达。

    Bào fēng fáng ài le wǒ men zhǔn shí dào dá

    The storm prevented us from arriving on time.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 碍

  • 阻碍zǔ ài 3–4 to obstruct; to hinder; to block; obstruction; hindrance
  • 妨碍fáng ài 2–4 to hinder; to obstruct
  • 障碍zhàng ài 4–4 barrier; obstruction; hindrance; impediment; obstacle
  • 碍事ài shì 4–4 to be in the way; to be a hindrance; (usu. in the negative) to be of consequence; to matter