(zǔ zhǐ) - to stop, to prevent, to block in Mandarin
zǔzhǐTraditional: 阻止
Translation
to stop, to prevent, to block
Word origin
A two-character compound meaning to stop, prevent or block. 阻 (zǔ) means to obstruct and is a phono-semantic compound of the 阝(mound) radical with 且 (qiě) as the phonetic, suggesting a barrier of earth. 止 (zhǐ) is a pictograph of a foot that came to mean to halt; together they express blocking something in its tracks.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 阻 (zǔ, to obstruct; 阝mound + 且 phonetic) + 止 (zhǐ, to stop)
Stroke order
阻
止
Examples
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Please stop him from leaving.
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We must prevent this from happening.
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No one can stop him.
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We must stop him.
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Nothing can stop her from studying.
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