tripping rope for horses; figurative impediment
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
tripping rope (for horses); rope set in ambush to trip horses
Originally a military tactic or hunting tool. The literal sense is somewhat archaic.
Gǔ古
dài代
zhàn战
zhēng争
zhōng中
，
shì士
bīng兵
cháng常
zài在
lù路
biān边
shè设
xià下
bàn绊
mǎ马
suǒ索
。
In ancient warfare, soldiers often set up tripping ropes by the roadside.
Liè猎
rén人
yòng用
bàn绊
mǎ马
suǒ索
bǔ捕
zhuō捉
yě野
mǎ马
。
Hunters use tripping ropes to catch wild horses.
noun
impediment; obstacle; stumbling block
literaryCommonly used in modern figurative language, especially in political, social, or reform contexts.
Yī一
xiē些
guò过
shí时
de的
guī规
dìng定
yǐ已
chéng成
wéi为
gǎi改
gé革
de的
bàn绊
mǎ马
suǒ索
，
yīng应
gāi该
jǐn尽
kuài快
xiū修
dìng订
。
Some outdated regulations have become an impediment to reform and should be revised as soon as possible.
Guān官
liáo僚
zhǔ主
yì义
shì是
jīng经
jì济
fā发
zhǎn展
de的
bàn绊
mǎ马
suǒ索
。
Bureaucracy is a stumbling block to economic development.
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Tā他
de的
chuán传
tǒng统
guān观
niàn念
chéng成
le了
tā他
jiē接
shòu受
xīn新
sī思
xiǎng想
de的
bàn绊
mǎ马
suǒ索
。
His traditional mindset has become an obstacle to his acceptance of new ideas.