妨 (fáng): to hinder, (in the negative or interrogative) (no) harm, (what) harm
妨 (fáng) is a Chinese character meaning “to hinder.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 女 (semantic) and 方 (phonetic). It ranks #1854 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 妨 woman. Its radical form 女 (woman) appears in many related characters such as 女 (nǚ, woman), 奶 (nǎi, grandmother, milk), 她 (tā, she).
Definitions
- to hinder
- (in the negative or interrogative) (no) harm
- (what) harm
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 妨
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不妨 | bù fáng | there is no harm in |
| 无妨 | wú fáng | no harm (in doing it) |
| 何妨 | hé fáng | what harm is there in (doing sth) |
| 妨害 | fáng hài | to jeopardize |
| 但说无妨 | dàn shuō wú fáng | there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom) |
| 妨害公务 | fáng hài gōng wù | (law) obstructing government administration |
| 妨功害能 | fáng gōng hài néng | to constrain and limit successful, capable people |
| 妨碍球 | fáng ài qiú | (golf) stymie |
妨 appears in 9 compound words: 56 as the first character, 44 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 妨 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
她是一位坚强的妨性，独自抚养两个孩子。
tā shì yī wèi jiān qiáng de fáng xìng , dú zì fǔ yǎng liǎng gě hái zǐ .
She is a strong woman who has raised two children on her own.
...予还押犯“提供线报”申减刑 两男女认串谋妨碍司法公正罪
. . . yú hái yā fàn tí gōng xiàn bào shēn jiǎn xíng liǎng nán nǚ rèn chuàn móu fáng ài sī fǎ gōng zhèng zuì
...Man and Woman Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice for "Providing Tips" to a Detained Suspect in Exchange for a Sentence Reduction
...照男改车炸街遭拦 不满挨罚+扣车飙国骂!妨害公务送办
. . . zhào nán gǎi chē zhà jiē zāo lán bù mǎn āi fá kòu chē biāo guó mà ! fáng hài gōng wù sòng bàn
... The man was stopped for changing his car to bomb the street and was fined for dissatisfaction + detained the car and scolded the country! It obstructs the delivery of official business
群众妨碍了警员执行任务。
Qúnzhòng fáng'ài le jǐng yuán zhíxíng rènwu.
The crowd obstructed the police in the discharge of their duties.
噪音妨碍了我的学习。
Zàoyīn fáng'ài le wǒ de xuéxí.
Noises interfered with my studying.
你不妨告诉我一切。
Nǐ bù fáng gàosu wǒ yīqiè.
You may as well tell me all about it.
罢工妨碍了国家经济。
Bàgōng fáng'ài le guójiā jīngjì.
The strike affected the nation's economy.
暴风妨碍了我们准时到达。
Bàofēng fáng'ài le wǒmen zhǔnshí dàodá.
The storm prevented us from arriving on time.
这些指控令人震惊:洗钱、逃税和妨碍司法公正。
Zhèxiē zhǐkòng lìngrén zhènjīng: xǐqián, táoshuì hé fáng'ài sīfǎ gōngzhèng.
The accusations are shocking: money laundering, tax evasion and obstruction of justice.
试一下又何妨呢。
Shì yīxià yòu héfáng ne.
What is the harm in trying?
Character Family
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