Chinese word dictionary

障碍

zhàng’ài · barrier; obstruction; hindrance; impediment; obstacle

Practice word

Word information

Simplified障碍

Traditional障礙

Pinyinzhàng’ài

Part of speech名、动

HSK 3.06

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

障zhàng

to separate; shield, barricade

碍ài

to block, to deter, to hinder, to obstruct

How to learn 障碍

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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保障bǎozhàng

to ensure; to guarantee; to safeguard

妨碍fáng’ài

to hinder; to obstruct

故障gùzhàng

malfunction; breakdown; defect; shortcoming; fault; failure; impediment; error; bug (in software)

阻碍zǔ’ài

to obstruct; to hinder; to block; obstruction; hindrance

碍事àishì

to be in the way; to be a hindrance; (usu. in the negative) to be of consequence; to matter

屏障píngzhàng

barrier