Meaning
cut off; hinder
Chinese: 阻拦、拦住。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “lan” becomes a different word in each tone. 拦 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 阻拦zǔ lánto stop; to obstruct
- 拦路lán lùto block sb's path; to waylay
- 拦住lán zhùto stop; to bar the way
- 拦车lán chēto thumb a lift; to hitchhike
- 拦网lán wǎngto intercept at the net (volleyball, tennis etc); to block
Example Sentence
警察伸手拦住了那辆超速的汽车。Jǐng chá shēn shǒu lán zhù le nà liàng chāo sù de qì chē.The police officer reached out and stopped the speeding car.
警察Jǐng chápolice伸手shēn shǒuto reach out with one's ha拦住lán zhùto stop了le(completed action)那nàthat辆liàngclassifier for vehicles超速chāo sùto exceed the speed limit的deof汽车qì chēcar。