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Meaning of 拦

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(Trad.: 攔)
Pinyin: lán
English Definition: to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi)
Chinese Definition:
①遮挡,阻止:拦挡。拦阻。拦击。拦劫。拦截。
②对准,正对着:拦腰截断。
Total strokes: 8; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (hand) conveys the meaning.
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Example Words
拦截 lán jié to intercept
阻拦 lán to stop; to obstruct
拦阻 lán to block; to obstruct
拦网 lán wǎng to intercept at the net (volleyball, tennis etc); to block
拦腰 lán yāo (hitting) squarely in the middle; (slicing) across the middle; to hold by the waist
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Example Sentences
1
A river blocked our way.
2
Reporters were barred from the courtroom.
3
Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?
4
The summer rather lifts a leg to just walk, the woman shamelesses of block to come up.
5
Today, a lady stopped me in the streets of Buffalo to take my photo for the local paper - fame at last!