How to say “hinder” in Chinese

妨碍
fáng’ài

hinder, obstruct

verb · HSK 6 · topic “Obstacles and losses”

“Hinder” in Chinese is 妨碍, fáng ài: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

妨碍 is read fáng ài: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

fáng — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
ài — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

妨
fáng — hinder, harm

On the left, 女 “woman”; on the right, 方 fāng hints at the reading, as it also does in 房 fáng and 防 fáng.

碍
ài — obstruct, hinder

On the left, 石 “stone”: a stone in the road. The right part is the same as in 得.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “妨碍”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 妨碍. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 请不要妨碍别人休息。qǐngbúyàofáng’àibiérénxiūxiPlease don't disturb other people's rest.

More words from the lesson “What gets in the way”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “hinder” in Chinese?

“Hinder” in Chinese is 妨碍, pinyin fáng’ài.

What does 妨碍 mean?

妨碍 (fáng’ài) means “hinder, obstruct”.

How do you write 妨碍?

妨碍 is 2 characters: 妨 (fáng) — hinder, harm; 碍 (ài) — obstruct, hinder. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 妨碍?

妨碍 is read fáng’ài. Tones: fáng — second tone, ài — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“hinder” in the lesson “What gets in the way”

This word is from the topic “Obstacles and losses” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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