Chinese Word: 挡 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

挡 (Trad.: 擋)HSK 5

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 手

Ideographic: A hand 扌 raised at the right time 当; 当 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 扌 [ shǒu ] hand
- 当 [ dāng ] appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells

Similar Characters: 拌挫拾拴押档

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Pinyin: dǎng

English Definition: to resist; to obstruct; to hinder; to keep off; to block (a blow); to get in the way of; cover; gear (e.g. in a car's transmission)

Chinese Definition:
①阻拦，遮蔽：阻挡。拦挡。遮挡。
②指“排挡”：挂挡。换挡。
③某些仪器和测量装置用来表明光、电、热等量的等级。
Example Words:

阻挡	zǔ dǎng	to stop; to resist; to obstruct
抵挡	dǐ dǎng	to resist; to hold back; to stop; to ward off; to withstand
遮挡	zhē dǎng	to shelter; to shelter from	HSK 6
势不可挡	shì bù kě dǎng	see 势不可当
挡箭牌	dǎng jiàn pái	shield; (fig.) excuse

More: 挡* | *挡 | *挡*

Pinyin: dàng

English Definition: to arrange; to put in order
Chinese Definition:
①见“摒挡”(bìngdàng)。
Example Words:
搭挡 dā dàng variant of 搭档
摒挡 bìng dàng to put in order; to arrange (literary); cuisine
More: 挡* | *挡 | *挡*

Example Sentences

1		tā men 他们 shì 是 dǎ suàn 打算 bāng zhù 帮助 nǐ 你， hái shì 还是 dǎng 挡 nǐ 你 de 的 dào 道？ Are they going to assist you or block your progress?
2		mào yán 帽檐 chuí 垂 xià 下 lái 来 zhī hòu 之后， tā 她 jī hū 几乎 dōu 都 kàn 看 bù 不 dào 到 chéng mén 城门 le 了， yīn wèi 因为 nà xiē 那些 zhí wù 植物 dōu 都 dǎng 挡 zài 在 le 了 tā 她 de 的 miàn qián 面前。 With the brim down, she could scarcely see the gate for all the plants moving in front of it.
3		yǒu 有 yī kè 一刻 wǒ 我 hèn 恨 suǒ yǒu 所有 de 的 rén 人， tè bié 特别 shì 是 nà xiē 那些 tuī 推 zhe 着 xiǎo chē 小车 zài 在 rén xíng dào 人行道 shàng 上 dǎng 挡 dào 道 de 的 bái chī 白痴 men 们。 For minutes, I hate everybody, but mostly the half-baked morons with pushchairs blocking the pavement.
4		kāi chē 开车 yào 要 xué huì 学会 zài 在 shì dàng 适当 de 的 shí hòu 时候 huàn 换 dǎng 挡。 Learn to shift gear at the right moment while driving.
5		nà 那 bǎ 把 yǐ zi 椅子 dǎng 挡 zhe 着 dào 道， qǐng 请 bǎ 把 tā 它 bān 搬 kāi 开。 That chair is in the way, move it please.

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1		tā men 他们 shì 是 dǎ suàn 打算 bāng zhù 帮助 nǐ 你， hái shì 还是 dǎng 挡 nǐ 你 de 的 dào 道？ Are they going to assist you or block your progress?
2		mào yán 帽檐 chuí 垂 xià 下 lái 来 zhī hòu 之后， tā 她 jī hū 几乎 dōu 都 kàn 看 bù 不 dào 到 chéng mén 城门 le 了， yīn wèi 因为 nà xiē 那些 zhí wù 植物 dōu 都 dǎng 挡 zài 在 le 了 tā 她 de 的 miàn qián 面前。 With the brim down, she could scarcely see the gate for all the plants moving in front of it.
3		yǒu 有 yī kè 一刻 wǒ 我 hèn 恨 suǒ yǒu 所有 de 的 rén 人， tè bié 特别 shì 是 nà xiē 那些 tuī 推 zhe 着 xiǎo chē 小车 zài 在 rén xíng dào 人行道 shàng 上 dǎng 挡 dào 道 de 的 bái chī 白痴 men 们。 For minutes, I hate everybody, but mostly the half-baked morons with pushchairs blocking the pavement.
4		kāi chē 开车 yào 要 xué huì 学会 zài 在 shì dàng 适当 de 的 shí hòu 时候 huàn 换 dǎng 挡。 Learn to shift gear at the right moment while driving.
5		nà 那 bǎ 把 yǐ zi 椅子 dǎng 挡 zhe 着 dào 道， qǐng 请 bǎ 把 tā 它 bān 搬 kāi 开。 That chair is in the way, move it please.

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搭挡	dā dàng	variant of 搭档
摒挡	bìng dàng	to put in order; to arrange (literary); cuisine