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lán

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lán Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lán | lan2
English translation
to block sb's path
to obstruct
to flag down (a taxi)
to block, to hinder, to obstruct

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About lán

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

lán

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

hand

Etymology of lán

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌兰

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

lán

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and lán represents the sound. Simplified form of lán .

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Example sentences using lán

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那个 nà ge 高大 gāo dà de 后卫 hòu wèi qín bào 阻拦 zǔlán hěn xiōng .

That big fullback tackles hard.

双手 shuāng shǒu 赞成 zànchéng lán 筑坝.

I'll raise both hands in favour of damming the river.

经过 jīngguò zài 补给 bǔ jǐ 修理 xiūlǐ Hòu ,罗马 Luó mǎ 舰队 jiàn duì héng lán zhāo 地中海 Dì zhōng Hǎi

The Roman fleet after it had been revictualled and repaired stood right across the Mediterranean.

de rén shì 防着女工 nǚ gōng men yāo lán hǎn !

" And my chaps were also there to prevent picketing!

正西那些 nà xiē 大门 Dà mén dōu yóu 方柱拦成 liǎng bàn .

The portals of the great western front are bisected by square pillars.

Words with lán

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
lán to obstruct lán
拦住 lán zhù to stop攔住
拦截 lán jié to intercept攔截
阻拦 zǔlán to stop阻攔
拦网 lán wǎng to block攔網
拦路 lán lù to waylay攔路
拦路虎 lán lù hǔ stumbling block攔路虎
拦腰 lán yāo to hold by the waist攔腰
拦阻 lán zǔ to block攔阻
拦劫 lán jié to mug攔劫
拦河坝 lán hé bà a dam across a river攔河壩

lán Decomposition & Compounds

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lán Decomposition

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