Definition & Meaning

1.scratch (using one's hand)

2.hinder; get in the way of somebody's business; obstruct; thwart

3.yield; bend; flinch; give in

Words & phrases

Similar-form characters

Characters with nao

náo

挠

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Traditional:

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Level:

HSK6 NHSK 789－2 Yu Wen 5 Textbook 6AMore

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1
v.scratch (using one's hand)
- zǔ náo
  阻挠
  obstruct
2
v.hinder; get in the way of somebody's business; obstruct; thwart
- hǎi làng fǔ mō zhe hái zi de jiǎo yā gěi tā náo yǎng yǎng ne
  海浪抚摸着孩子的脚丫，给他挠痒痒呢！
  The waves stroke and tickle the child's feet.
- tā náo le náo bó gěng r duì wǒ kǔ xiào le yī xià
  他挠了挠脖梗儿，对我苦笑了一下。
  He scratched his neck and gave me a wry smile.
- tā jìng rán xiǎng náo náo wǒ de gā zhi wō
  他竟然想挠挠我的胳肢窝。
  He tried to scratch my armpits.
3
v.metayield; bend; flinch; give in
- bǎi zhé bù náo
  百折不挠
  unswerving
- bù qū bù náo
  不屈不挠
  perseverance

Words and phrases with 挠

挠秧
[word]weed rice fields and loosen the soil
挠积
[word]twisted product
挠群
[word]torsion group
挠曲
[word]bend; bent
挠折
[word]destroy or force to yield
挠率
[word]torsion
挠应力
[word]bending stress
挠度
[word]deflection
挠钩
[word]long-handled hook

Similar-form characters to 挠

náo
挠
zhǐ
指
shāo
烧
rào
绕
ráo
饶
jiāo
浇

Chinese Characters with pinyin náo

呶
shout
铙
cymbal; ancient musical instrument used in the army, resembling a small tongueless bell
蛲
now written as 蛲虫
猱
a species of monkey mentioned in ancient literature

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