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擋

dǎng

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Verb

擋 (dǎng) is a Chinese word meaning “to resist”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to resist
  2. to obstruct
  3. to hinder
  4. to keep off
  5. to block (a blow)
  6. to get in the way of
  7. cover
  8. gear (e.g. in a car's transmission)

Stroke order

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Example

前面有一棵大樹擋住了路。

A big tree ahead is blocking the road.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).