stop; obstruct; check
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to stop; to obstruct; to hinder; to check
formalFormal or literary usage, often used in written Chinese to describe stopping or checking the progress of something, such as enemy advances, trends, or undesirable tendencies.
Jūn军
duì队
chéng成
gōng功
zǔ阻
è遏
le了
dí敌
jūn军
de的
jìn进
gōng攻
。
The army successfully checked the enemy's advance.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
cháo潮
liú流
shì是
bù不
kě可
zǔ阻
è遏
de的
。
This trend is irresistible.
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Wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
zǔ阻
è遏
zhè这
zhǒng种
bù不
liáng良
qīng倾
xiàng向
de的
màn蔓
yán延
。
We must check the spread of this undesirable tendency.