闭 bì — to close; stop up; shut; obstruct
做深呼吸的时候，请闭上眼睛。Zuò shēn hū xī de shí hou, qǐng bì shàng yǎn jing.When taking a deep breath, please close your eyes.
Common words: 关闭 (guān bì)、封闭 (fēng bì)、倒闭 (dǎo bì)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "obstruct"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "obstruct", including 闭 (bì), 挡 (dǎng / dàng). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "obstruct" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 闭 (bì), 挡 (dǎng / dàng) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span bì, dǎng, dàng — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 闭 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 闭 bìto close; stop up; shut; obstructUseful words: 关闭, 封闭
- 挡 dǎng / dànghinder; resist; obstruct; hinder; cover; keep offUseful words: 阻挡, 遮挡
Common words for these 2 "obstruct" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 闭 (bì) — so "obstruct" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
关闭guān bìto close; to shut (a window etc); (of a shop, school etc) to shut down封闭fēng bìto close; to seal off; to close down (an illegal venue); closed (i.e. isolated from outside input)倒闭dǎo bìto go bankrupt; to close down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
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 2 ways to say "obstruct".
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)
All 2 characters
Open 闭、挡 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.