擋
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dǎng · to block, to obstruct

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16Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 擋

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Example sentences

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Nǐ dǎng zhù le wǒ de lù.你擋住了我的路。

You are in my way.

Source: Tatoeba #836436 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ dǎng zhù wǒ de guāng le.你擋住我的光了。

You're blocking my light.

Source: Tatoeba #884670 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yì kē dǎo xià de shù dǎng zhù le lù.一棵倒下的樹擋住了路。

A fallen tree blocked the road.

Source: Tatoeba #13573544 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè gè lǎo rén dǎng le tā de lù.這個老人擋了她的路。

The old man got in her way.

Source: Tatoeba #802544 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà xiē yǐzi dǎng zhù le qù lù.那些椅子擋住了去路。

Those chairs are in the way.

Source: Tatoeba #886588 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shì bīng mén dǎng zhù le qù chéng shì de lù.士兵們擋住了去城市的路。

Soldiers barred the way to the city.

Source: Tatoeba #798122 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 擋 in context

  1. Say dǎng, then recall the core meaning: to block, to obstruct.
  2. Write all 16 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 擋 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.