hinder; get in the way; be a nuisance
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb, adjective
to get in the way; to hinder; to be underfoot
informalLiterally "tripping hands and feet". Describes a person or thing that physically or figuratively obstructs movement or progress, causing inconvenience.
Hái孩
zi子
zǒng总
zài在
wǒ我
zuò做
fàn饭
de的
shí时
hou候
zài在
chú厨
fáng房
lǐ里
wán玩
，
bàn绊
shǒu手
bàn绊
jiǎo脚
de的
。
The kid always plays in the kitchen when I'm cooking and is constantly underfoot.
Zhè这
ge个
xiāng箱
zi子
fàng放
zài在
guò过
dào道
zhōng中
jiān间
，
tài太
bàn绊
shǒu手
bàn绊
jiǎo脚
le了
，
qǐng请
nuó挪
kāi开
yī一
xià下
。
This box is right in the middle of the hallway and is in the way; please move it.
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Wǒ我
men们
tuán团
duì队
hé合
zuò作
shí时
，
tā他
zǒng总
tí提
yī一
xiē些
wú无
guān关
de的
jiàn建
yì议
，
xiǎn显
de得
bàn绊
shǒu手
bàn绊
jiǎo脚
de的
。
When our team is working together, he always brings up irrelevant suggestions and becomes a hindrance.