How to say “interfere” in Chinese

干扰
gānrǎo

interfere, disturb

verb · HSK 6 · topic “Obstacles and losses”

“Interfere” in Chinese is 干扰, gān rǎo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

干扰 is read gān rǎo: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

gān — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
rǎo — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

How to write it

干
gān — dry; do

Two readings: gān in 干净 and gàn, “do”.

扰
rǎo — disturb, bother

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 “干扰”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “interfere” in Chinese?

“Interfere” in Chinese is 干扰, pinyin gānrǎo.

What does 干扰 mean?

干扰 (gānrǎo) means “interfere, disturb”.

How do you write 干扰?

干扰 is 2 characters: 干 (gān) — dry; do; 扰 (rǎo) — disturb, bother. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 干扰?

干扰 is read gānrǎo. Tones: gān — first tone, rǎo — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“interfere” 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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