阻碍 zǔ’ài▶ ขัดขวาง, กีดขวาง

Stroke order

阻碍 is written in 20 strokes across 2 characters.

• 阻 — 7 strokes
• 碍 — 13 strokes

Senses

1. to obstruct
2. to hinder
3. to block
4. obstruction
5. hindrance

Related words

• 阻拦ปิดกั้น
• 阻挠ขัดขวาง; กีดขวาง
• 障碍อุปสรรค
• 妨碍ขัดขวาง, กีดขวาง
• 阻止ป้องกัน

阻碍 is pronounced zǔ’ài and means “ขัดขวาง, กีดขวาง”. HSK 6 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 阻碍 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.