妨 fáng — hinder; harm
如果你有空，不妨过来坐一坐。Rú guǒ nǐ yǒu kòng, bù fáng guò lái zuò yi zuò.If you have time, you might as well come over and sit a while.
Common words: 妨碍 (fáng ài)、不妨 (bù fáng)、妨害 (fáng hài)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "hinder"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "hinder", including 妨 (fáng), 挡 (dǎng / dàng), 挡 (dǎng / dàng), 拦 (lán). Study pinyin, English meanings…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "hinder" covers 4 different Chinese characters — 妨 (fáng), 挡 (dǎng / dàng), 挡 (dǎng / dàng), 拦 (lán) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 4 characters do not share a sound — their readings span fáng, dǎng, dàng, lán — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 妨 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 妨 fánghinder; harmUseful words: 妨碍, 不妨
- 挡 dǎng / dànghinder; resist; obstruct; hinder; cover; keep offUseful words: 阻挡, 遮挡
- 挡 dǎng / dànghinder; resist; obstruct; hinder; cover; keep offUseful words: 阻挡, 遮挡
- 拦 láncut off; hinderUseful words: 阻拦, 拦路
Common words for these 4 "hinder" characters
Anchor each of these 4 characters in a word you can picture — start with 妨 (fáng) — so "hinder" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
妨碍fáng àito hinder; to obstruct不妨bù fángthere is no harm in; might as well妨害fáng hàito jeopardize; to be harmful to; to undermine阻挡zǔ dǎngto stop; to resist; to obstruct遮挡zhē dǎngto shelter; to shelter from抵挡dǐ dǎngto resist; to hold back; to stop; to ward off阻挡zǔ dǎngto stop; to resist; to obstruct遮挡zhē dǎngto shelter; to shelter from抵挡dǐ dǎngto resist; to hold back; to stop; to ward off阻拦zǔ lánto stop; to obstruct
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 4 ways to say "hinder".
挡 dǎng / dàng — hinder; resist; obstruct; hinder; cover; keep off
他用伞挡住了风雨。Tā yòng sǎn dǎng zhù le fēng yǔ.He used an umbrella to shield against the wind and rain.
Common words: 阻挡 (zǔ dǎng)、遮挡 (zhē dǎng)、抵挡 (dǐ dǎng)
挡 dǎng / dàng — hinder; resist; obstruct; hinder; cover; keep off
他用伞挡住了风雨。Tā yòng sǎn dǎng zhù le fēng yǔ.He used an umbrella to shield against the wind and rain.
Common words: 阻挡 (zǔ dǎng)、遮挡 (zhē dǎng)、抵挡 (dǐ dǎng)
拦 lán — cut off; hinder
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.
Common words: 阻拦 (zǔ lán)、拦路 (lán lù)、拦住 (lán zhù)
All 4 characters
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