礙

ài

obstruct, hinder, block, deter

How to write 礙, stroke by stroke

to hinder; to obstruct; to block

Pictophonetic: semantic 石 (stone), phonetic 疑

Made of 石 + 疑

妨礙fáng àito hinder; to obstruct
障礙zhàng àibarrier; obstruction; hindrance; impediment; obstacle
阻礙zǔ àito obstruct; to hinder; to block; obstruction; hindrance
礙事ài shìto be in the way; to be a hindrance; (usu. in the negative) to be of consequence; to matter
大礙dà ài(usually used in the negative) major issue; serious problem; big deal
障礙物zhàng ài wùobstacle; hindrance
礙眼ài yǎnto be an irksome presence (i.e. sth or sb one wishes were not there)
礙手礙腳ài shǒu ài jiǎo(idiom) to be in the way; to be a hindrance
掛礙guà àiworry
有礙yǒu àito hinder; to impede; to be detrimental
無礙wú àiwithout inconvenience; unimpeded; unhindered; unobstructed; unfettered; unhampered
礙口ài kǒuto shy to speak out; tongue-tied; to hesitate; too embarrassing for words

我礙著你了嗎？
wǒ ài zhù nǐ le má ？
Am I in your way?
噪音妨礙了我的學習。
zào yīn fáng ài le wǒ de xué xí 。
Noises interfered with my studying.
蝙蝠使用超音波來定位障礙物。
biān fú shǐ yòng chāo yīn bō lái dìng wèi zhàng ài wù 。
The bats use ultrasound to locate obstacles.
戰爭結束之後貿易障礙被解除。
zhàn zhēng jié shù zhī hòu mào yì zhàng ài bèi jiě chú 。
Trade barriers were lifted after the war ended.
電影中的怪獸會踐踏阻礙牠的一切事物。
diàn yǐng zhōng de guài shòu huì jiàn tà zǔ ài tā de yí qiè shì wù 。
The monster in the movie would stomp on anything that got in its way.