Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
阻止
zǔzhǐ
Description
"阻止"的意思是用力量或办法让一件事不能发生。
"阻止" means to use force or methods to prevent something from happening.
我们常常说阻止坏事发生，或者阻止别人做危险的事。
We often say 阻止 bad things from happening, or 阻止 others from doing dangerous things.
Meanings
阻止zǔzhǐ
to prevent, stop, or block something from happening
警察阻止了那个人进去。
The police stopped that person from entering.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
阻 (block/hinder) + 止 (stop), both characters mean to halt something.
- Nuance
阻止 stresses using effort to block an action; 防止 is more about preventing in advance.
Links