阻 (zǔ): to hinder, to block, to obstruct
阻 (zǔ) is a Chinese character meaning “to hinder.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 阝 (semantic) and 且 (phonetic). It ranks #1171 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 阻 place. Its radical form 阝 (mound) appears in many related characters such as 那 (nà, (specifier) that), 都 (dōu, all), 院 (yuàn, courtyard).
Definitions
- to hinder
- to block
- to obstruct
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 阻
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 阻挠verb | zǔ náo | to thwart |
| 阻塞verb | zǔ sè | to block |
| 阻拦verb | zǔ lán | to stop |
| 阻断verb | zǔ duàn | to block |
| 阻力noun | zǔ lì | resistance |
| 阻击verb | zǔ jī | to check |
| 受阻verb | shòu zǔ | to be obstructed |
| 阻隔verb | zǔ gé | to separate |
| 阻滞verb | zǔ zhì | to clog up |
| 阻截 | zǔ jié | to stop |
| 劝阻verb | quàn zǔ | to advise against |
| 风雨无阻 | fēng yǔ wú zǔ | regardless of weather conditions |
| 险阻adjective | xiǎn zǔ | dangerous and difficult (path) |
| 电阻noun | diàn zǔ | electrical resistance |
| 梗阻verb | gěng zǔ | to obstruct |
阻 appears in 53 compound words: 58 as the first character, 28 as the last, and 13 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 阻 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (5)
Example Sentences
大雨阻碍了交通，很多人迟到了。
Dàyǔ zǔ'ài le jiāotōng, hěn duō rén chídào le.
The heavy rain hindered traffic, and many people were late.
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溫 bān 亞 瑪 wán chéng 對 聯 méng 隊 zǔ gōng 紀 錄 馬 cì tuì huó sāi lā chū 連 勝
NBA/Wembanyama Sets Record for Blocking Shots Against 29 Teams in the League; Spurs Defeat Pistons for Ninth Straight Win
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táng niào bìng rén 頸 動 脈 wán quán zǔ sāi 險 zhōng 風 緊 jí jīng mì shǒu 術 chóng jiàn 腦 bù xiě liú tōng dào
Diabetic Patient Narrowly Avoids Stroke After "Complete Blockage" in Carotid Artery Emergency Precision Surgery Restores Blood Flow to Brain
2月24日星座運勢/獅子克服阻礙 水瓶提升專業
yuè rì xīng zuò 運 勢 獅 zǐ kè fú zǔ 礙 shuǐ píng tí shēng 專 業
February 24 Zodiac Forecast: Leo Overcomes Obstacles, Aquarius Enhances Professionalism
排球精英賽 男拔力阻長天衞冕實現7連霸
pái qiú jīng yīng 賽 nán bá lì zǔ 長 tiān 衞 冕 實 現 連 bà
Men's volleyball team stops Changtian to defend its title in the elite volleyball tournament.
四公股投信合併 工會阻力小
sì gōng gǔ tóu xìn gě 併 gōng 會 zǔ lì xiǎo
The merger of the four public stocks and the investment bank will meet with little resistance from labor unions.
交通被山崩所阻断。
Jiāotōng bèi shānbēng suǒ zǔduàn.
Traffic was blocked by a landslide.
日本军队看来强大得不可阻挡。
Rìběn jūnduì kànlai qiángdà de bù kě zǔdǎng.
The Japanese military forces seemed too strong to stop.
汤姆一定会来阻止我。
Tāngmǔ yīdìng huì lái zǔzhǐ wǒ.
Tom will try to stop me for sure.
我希望你知道我已经试了阻止汤姆。
Wǒ xīwàng nǐ zhīdào wǒ yǐjīng shì le zǔzhǐ Tāngmǔ.
I want you to know I tried to stop Tom.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 阝 (place) component
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