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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zǔ | zu3
English translation
to hinder
to block
to obstruct
to hinder, to impede; to obstruct, to oppose

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

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place

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

阝且

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

qiě

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and qiě represents the sound.

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如果 rúguǒ 除去 chú qù 细胞 xìbāo wài de ér 阻止 zǔzhǐ gài 外流 wài liú , jiù huì 出现 chūxiàn 肌肉 jīròu 挛缩 le .

Contracture occurs when the efflux of calcium is prevented by removing the extracellular sodium.

机场 jīchǎng de 交通 jiāotōng 阻塞 zǔ sè hěn 厉害 lìhai .

The road to the airport is clogged with traffic.

阿片类药物 yào wù N - 甲基 jiǎ jī -D- tiān ( Mén ) dōng 氨酸拮抗离子 lí zǐ 通道 Tōng dào 阻滞剂 de 疗效 liáo xiào 还有 hái yǒu dāi 研究 yánjiū .

Further studies are needed on opioids, N - methyl - D - aspartate antagonists, and ion channel blockers.

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.

于是 yúshì 人们 rén men 开始 kāishǐ 梦想 mèngxiǎng zhāo 发现 fāxiàn 甚至 shènzhì zài 室温 shì wēn xià 能够 néng gòu 具有 jù yǒu líng 电阻 diàn zǔ de 材料 cáiliào .

People began to dream of materials that had zero resistance even at room temperature.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
阻止 zǔzhǐ to prevent阻止 zǔzhǐ
阻碍 zǔài to obstruct阻礙
阻力 zǔ lì drag阻力 zǔ lì
阻挡 zǔ dǎng to stop阻擋
to hinder
阻断 zǔ duàn to block阻斷
阻挠 zǔnáo to thwart阻撓
阻塞 zǔ sè to block阻塞 zǔ sè
受阻 shòu zǔ blocked受阻 shòu zǔ
阻拦 zǔlán to stop阻攔
阻滞 zǔ zhì to clog up阻滯
劝阻 quàn zǔ to dissuade勸阻
阻击 zǔ jī to check阻擊
电阻 diàn zǔ (electrical) resistance電阻
梗阻 gěng zǔ to hamper梗阻 gěng zǔ
阻隔 zǔ gé to separate阻隔 zǔ gé
阻抗 zǔ kàng (electrical) impedance阻抗 zǔ kàng
阻截 zǔ jié to stop阻截 zǔ jié
阻尼 zǔ ní damping阻尼 zǔ ní
风雨无阻 fēng yǔ wú zǔ rain, hail or shine風雨無阻
拦阻 lán zǔ to block攔阻
艰难险阻 jiān nán xiǎn zǔ untold dangers and difficulties (idiom)艱難險阻
险阻 xiǎn zǔ dangerous and difficult (path)險阻
阻燃 zǔ rán fire resistant阻燃 zǔ rán

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