Chinese Word: 拦 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

拦 (Trad.: 攔)HSK 5

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: 手

Pictophonetic:兰 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

Similar Characters: 栏烂

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拦截	lán jié	to intercept
阻拦HSK 6	zǔ lán	to stop; to obstruct
拦阻	lán zǔ	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

1		wǒ men 我们 bèi 被 luò shí 落石 lán zhù 拦住 le 了 qù lù 去路。 We are blocked by rockfall.
2		tā 她 zài 在 yī gè 一个 tái jiē 台阶 shàng 上 bèi 被 lán 拦 xià 下 le 了。 She was stopped on a step.
3		mín jǐng 民警 lán jié 拦截 le 了 yī liàng 一辆 kě yí 可疑 de 的 chē liàng 车辆。 The police intercepted a suspicious vehicle.
4		tā 她 ná zhe 拿着 yào shi 钥匙 zhǔn bèi 准备 táo zǒu 逃走， dàn 但 tū rán 突然 bèi 被 nán yǒu 男友 lán zhù 拦住 le 了。 She was about to escape with the key, but was suddenly stopped by her boyfriend.
5		chū rù jìng 出入境 shí 时 xū 需 zhǔn bèi hǎo 准备好 yǒu xiào 有效 zhèng jiàn 证件， fǒu zé 否则 kě néng huì 可能会 bèi 被 lán jié 拦截。 Prepare valid documents for entry and exit, otherwise you may be intercepted.

1		wǒ men 我们 bèi 被 luò shí 落石 lán zhù 拦住 le 了 qù lù 去路。 We are blocked by rockfall.
2		tā 她 zài 在 yī gè 一个 tái jiē 台阶 shàng 上 bèi 被 lán 拦 xià 下 le 了。 She was stopped on a step.
3		mín jǐng 民警 lán jié 拦截 le 了 yī liàng 一辆 kě yí 可疑 de 的 chē liàng 车辆。 The police intercepted a suspicious vehicle.
4		tā 她 ná zhe 拿着 yào shi 钥匙 zhǔn bèi 准备 táo zǒu 逃走， dàn 但 tū rán 突然 bèi 被 nán yǒu 男友 lán zhù 拦住 le 了。 She was about to escape with the key, but was suddenly stopped by her boyfriend.
5		chū rù jìng 出入境 shí 时 xū 需 zhǔn bèi hǎo 准备好 yǒu xiào 有效 zhèng jiàn 证件， fǒu zé 否则 kě néng huì 可能会 bèi 被 lán jié 拦截。 Prepare valid documents for entry and exit, otherwise you may be intercepted.