Definition & Meaning

barrier; obstruction; hindrance; impediment; obstacle

Word usage

zhàng ài

障 碍

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HSK6 NHSK 6 Pre-Intermediate DC5More

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n.barrier; obstruction; hindrance; impediment; obstacle
- zì mǎn huì chéng wéi nǐ jìn bù de zhàng ài
  自满会成为你进步的障碍。
  Complacency can be an obstacle to your progress.
- rén yào yǒu yǒng qì cái néng kè fú zhàng ài
  人要有勇气才能克服障碍。
  It takes courage to overcome obstacles.
- shuāng fāng tōng guò xié shāng qīng chú le zhàng ài
  双方通过协商清除了障碍。
  The two sides cleared the way through negotiation.
- duì gōng zuò rén yuán zào chéng zhàng ài
  对工作人员造成障碍
  hinder staff
- duì dá chéng xié yì zào chéng zhàng ài
  对达成协议造成障碍
  hinder an agreement
- tǎn tú zài qián hé bì yīn wèi yī diǎn zhàng ài ér tíng zhǐ
  坦途在前，何必因为一点障碍而停止。
  The road in front is broad and wide. Why do you stop walking just for the sake of a small barrier?
synonym
zǔ ài阻碍 fáng ài妨碍 zǔ dǎng阻挡 zǔ náo阻挠 zǔ lán阻拦 fáng ài防碍

Word usage

Note
"障碍" is different from "屏障". "障碍" refer to things that are considered to have negative effects; "屏障" refer to things that are considered to have positive effects.
common measure word
"障碍" is often matched with measure word "个"or"点".
- 一个障碍
  one obstacle
- 一点障碍
  a little obstacle

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