阻止
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
阻止 (zǔzhǐ) · to stop
阻止 (zǔzhǐ) means “to stop; to prevent; to block”. It is written with 2 characters: 阻 (to hinder) + 止 (to stop). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 阻止 is built
The characters
阻 zǔ · to hinder
What 阻 is made of
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 且qiě — moreover
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 月yuè — moon; month
Origin hint: 阝 gives the meaning, 且 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
止 zhǐ · to stop
What 止 is made of
- 上shàng — above
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A foot (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
妈妈阻止孩子玩火。Māma zǔzhǐ háizi wán huǒ.Mom stopped the child from playing with fire.
你为什么不阻止他？Nǐ wèishénme bù zǔzhǐ tā?Why didn't you stop him?
Questions about 阻止
What does 阻止 mean?
阻止 (zǔzhǐ) means “to stop; to prevent; to block”.
How do you pronounce 阻止?
阻止 is pronounced zǔzhǐ.
Which HSK level is 阻止?
阻止 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 阻碍zǔ'àito hinder
- 阻拦zǔlánto stop
- 阻挠zǔnáoto obstruct
- 防止fángzhǐto prevent
- 停止tíngzhǐto stop
- 禁止jìnzhǐto forbid
- 不止bùzhǐmore than
- 截止jiézhǐto end
- 迄今为止qìjīnwéizhǐso far
- 制止zhìzhǐto stop
Learn 阻止 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 95: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.