阻挡 zǔdǎng to stop
to stop; to resist; to obstruct
How to remember 阻挡: 阻 to hinder + 挡 to block = to stop.
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How it is used
- To block/stop/hold back a force or advance - 阻挡去路 (zǔdǎng qùlù) to block the way, 无法阻挡 (wúfǎ zǔdǎng) unstoppable.
- Physical or figurative blocking of movement/progress; slightly more active than 阻碍 (zǔ'ài, to hinder).
- Often about resisting an advancing person, water, or trend.
Example sentences
- 日本军队看来强大得不可阻挡。 Rìběn jūnduì kànlái qiángdà de bùkě zǔdǎng.The Japanese military forces seemed too strong to stop.