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拦车
lánchē
Description
“拦车”的意思是把车挡下来，让它停下。
"拦车" means to stop a vehicle by blocking it, making it halt.
人们常常在路边拦车，想坐车去别的地方。
People often 拦车 by the roadside, hoping to catch a ride to another place.
Meanings
拦车lánchē
to flag down or stop a vehicle
他在路边拦车，想去机场。
He hailed a car by the roadside, wanting to go to the airport.
拦车lánchē
to block a vehicle's way
警察拦车检查司机的驾照。
The police stopped cars to check drivers' licenses.
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Notes
- Etymology
拦 (to block/stop) + 车 (vehicle), a verb-object compound.
- Nuance
often means hailing a taxi, but can also mean physically blocking a car.
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