遮挡

遮挡 zhēdǎng

To shelter; to shelter from^†

遮挡 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體遮擋 zhedang

What 遮挡 means

To shelter^†
to shelter from^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 遮挡, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

遮挡 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

遮

zhē

Hide from view (obstruct - conceal)

挡

dǎng

Keep off (hinder)

How to write 遮挡

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遮挡 in a sentence

这棵树遮挡了阳光。

Zhè kē shù zhēdǎng le yángguāng.

This tree blocks the sunlight.

他用手遮挡着风。

Tā yòng shǒu zhēdǎngzhe fēng.

He shielded himself from the wind with his hand.

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Questions about 遮挡

What does 遮挡 mean in English?

遮挡 is pronounced zhēdǎng and means To shelter, to shelter from †.

How do you pronounce 遮挡?

遮挡 is zhēdǎng in pinyin — written zhedang without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 遮挡?

遮挡 is written with 2 characters: 遮 (zhē) Hide from view (obstruct - conceal), 挡 (dǎng) Keep off (hinder). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 遮挡 written in traditional Chinese?

遮擋. The simplified form 遮挡 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 遮擋 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced zhēdǎng.

Is 遮挡 an HSK word?

Yes — 遮挡 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

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