阻 (zǔ) means Block (obstruct - hinder). Below are 8 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他 阻 止了这场争论。
Tā zǔzhǐ le zhè chǎng zhēnglùn.
He stopped the argument.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 阻止
没有人 阻 拦他离开。
Méiyǒu rén zǔlán tā líkāi.
Nobody stopped him from leaving.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 阻拦
倒下的大树 阻 碍了交通。
Dǎo xià de dà shù zǔ'ài le jiāotōng.
The fallen tree blocked the traffic.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 阻碍
有人在暗中 阻 挠这项改革。
Yǒu rén zài ànzhōng zǔnáo zhè xiàng gǎigé.
Someone is secretly obstructing this reform.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 阻挠
语言不通 阻 碍了他们的交流。
Yǔyán bù tōng zǔ'ài le tāmen de jiāoliú.
The language barrier hindered their communication.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 阻碍
他执意要去，谁也 阻 拦不住。
Tā zhíyì yào qù, shéi yě zǔlán bu zhù.
He was set on going and nobody could stop him.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 阻拦
尽管遭到 阻 挠，工程还是完成了。
Jǐnguǎn zāodào zǔnáo, gōngchéng háishi wánchéng le.
Despite obstruction the project was completed.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 阻挠
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Words that contain 阻
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Questions about 阻
How is 阻 used in a sentence?
This page shows 8 sentences using 阻 (zǔ, "Block (obstruct - hinder)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 阻 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 阻 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 阻?
The dictionary page for 阻 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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