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挡
dǎng
挡 (dǎng) means "to block (a view/path)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.
What 挡 means
- to resist
- to obstruct
- to hinder
- to keep off
- to block (a blow)
- to get in the way of
- cover
- gear (e.g. in a car's transmission)
Other readings
Example sentences
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你挡我路?You get in my way?
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把它挡住。Block it!
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你挡住了我的路。Nǐ dǎngzhù le wǒ de lù.You're in my way.
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你挡住我的光了。You're blocking my light.
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先格挡，再反击。Parry, then strike.
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这些树挡住了风景。Zhèxiē shù dǎngzhù le fēngjǐng.The trees blocked the scenery.
Words starting with 挡
- 挡住dǎng zhùto obstruct; to block
- 挡箭牌dǎng jiàn páiarrow-blocking shield; (fig.) pretext; cover; sth used to deflect blame, criticism or…
- 挡位dǎng wèi(in a manual car) gear (i.e. reverse, neutral, 1st, 2nd etc)…
- 挡拆dǎng chāipick and roll (basketball); screen and roll
- 挡路dǎng lùto be in the way; to block the path
- 挡郎dǎng láng(slang) to ask for money; to lend money
- 挡雨dǎng yǔto protect from the rain
- 挡驾dǎng jiàto decline to receive a visitor; to turn sb away
- 挡泥板dǎng ní bǎn(car, bicycle etc) fender; mudguard; (UK) wing
- 挡风墙dǎng fēng qiánglit. windbreak; fig. protector
- 挡风玻璃dǎng fēng bō liwindshield; wind screen
- 挡琅dǎng láng(slang) to ask for money; to lend money
- 挡锒dǎng láng(slang) to ask for money; to lend money
Words containing 挡
- 遮挡zhē dǎngto shelter; to shelter from
- 阻挡zǔ dǎngto stop; to resist; to obstruct
- 抵挡dǐ dǎngto resist; to hold back; to stop
- 排挡pái dǎnggear (of car etc)
- 挂挡guà dǎngto put into gear; to engage the gear; gear change
- 换挡huàn dǎngto change gear
- 书挡shū dǎngbookend
- 格挡gé dǎngto parry; to fend off; to block (a blow)
- 空挡kōng dǎngneutral gear
- 调挡tiáo dǎnggear shift
- 跳挡tiào dǎng(of a car) to slip out of gear; to pop out of gear
- 门挡mén dǎngdoorstop
- 顶挡dǐng dǎngto resist; to obstruct; to bear responsibility for
- 头挡tóu dǎngfirst gear
- 风挡fēng dǎngwindshield
- 低速挡dī sù dǎnglow gear; bottom gear
- 倒车挡dào chē dǎngreverse gear
- 后挡板hòu dǎng bǎnbackboard
- 手动挡shǒu dòng dǎngmanual gear change; shift stick
- 换挡杆huàn dǎng gǎngear lever
- 放空挡fàng kōng dǎngto coast along in neutral gear (in a car); (colloquial) to go commando
- 自动挡zì dòng dǎngautomatic transmission; auto gear shift
- 行进挡xíng jìn dǎngforward gear
- 高速挡gāo sù dǎngtop gear; high gear
Characters built on 当
These share the phonetic component 当 (dāng), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.
- 档dàng(bound form) shelves (for files); pigeonholes; (bound form) files…
- 裆dāngcrotch; seat of a pair of trousers
- 筜dāngused in 筼筜
Characters that look like 挡
Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.
- 档dàng(bound form) shelves (for files); pigeonholes; (bound form) files…
- 拣jiǎnto choose; to pick; to sort out
- 拱gǒngto cup one's hands in salute; to surround; to arch
- 捂wǔto enclose; to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears); to cover up (an affair)
- 拮jiéantagonistic; laboring hard; pressed
- 捎shāoto bring sth to sb; to deliver
Sounds the same
Read dǎng, tone for tone, but written differently.
Where 挡 is taught
In the GraphChinese course it is part of Motion, Physical Action & Sport (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.
Go deeper
- Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
- How characters are built from components.
- How to learn Chinese characters.
- The four tones and the neutral tone, to read dǎng correctly.
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