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碍

ài

HSK 5 Character Traditional 礙

What 碍 means

1. to hinder
2. to obstruct
3. to block

Example sentences

• 我妨碍着你吗？
  Wǒ fáng'ài zhe nǐ ma?
  Am I in your way?
• 我碍着你了吗？
  Am I in your way?
• 火山灰阻碍航运。
  Huǒshānhuī zǔ'ài hángyùn.
  Volcanic ash disrupted air travel.
• 噪音妨碍了我的学习。
  Zàoyīn fáng'ài le wǒ de xuéxí.
  Noises interfered with my studying.
• 罢工妨碍了国家经济。
  The strike affected the nation's economy.
• 没有愿望是最大的障碍。
  Méiyǒu yuànwàng shì zuì dà de zhàng'ài.
  Having no will is the worst handicap.

Words starting with 碍

• 碍事ài shìto be in the way; to be a hindrance; (usu. in the negative) to be of consequence…
• 碍于ài yúto be constrained by; due to (a constraining factor)
• 碍口ài kǒuto shy to speak out; tongue-tied; to hesitate
• 碍眼ài yǎnto be an irksome presence (i.e. sth or sb one wishes were not there)
• 碍难ài náninconvenient; difficult for some reason; to find sth embarrassing
• 碍面子ài miàn zi(not do sth) for fear of offending sb
• 碍难从命ài nán cóng mìngdifficult to obey orders (idiom); much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply
• 碍手碍脚ài shǒu ài jiǎo(idiom) to be in the way; to be a hindrance
• 碍口识羞ài kǒu shí xiūtongue-tied for fear of embarrassment (idiom)
• 碍胃口ài wèi kǒuto impair the appetite

Words containing 碍

• 妨碍fáng àito hinder; to obstruct
• 障碍zhàng àibarrier; obstruction; hindrance
• 阻碍zǔ àito obstruct; to hinder; to block
• 障碍物zhàng ài wùobstacle; hindrance
• 有碍yǒu àito hinder; to impede; to be detrimental
• 大碍dà ài(usually used in the negative) major issue; serious problem; big deal
• 无碍wú àiwithout inconvenience; unimpeded; unhindered
• 违碍wéi àitaboo; prohibition
• 水障碍shuǐ zhàng àiwater hazard (golf)
• 无障碍wú zhàng àibarrier-free; (esp.) accessible (to people with a disability)
• 文化障碍wén huà zhàng àicultural barrier
• 智能障碍zhì néng zhàng àiintellectual disability; cognitive disability; learning disability
• 语言障碍yǔ yán zhàng àilanguage barrier; speech impediment
• 身心障碍shēn xīn zhàng àidisability
• 阅读障碍yuè dú zhàng àidyslexia
• 性别认同障碍xìng bié rèn tóng zhàng àigender identity disorder (GID); gender dysphoria
• 障碍性贫血zhàng ài xìng pín xuèaplastic anemia (med.)
• 障碍跑zhàng ài pǎosteeplechase (athletics)
• 障碍滑雪zhàng ài huá xuě(snow skiing) slalom
• 妨碍球fáng ài qiú(golf) stymie
• 挂碍guà àiworry
• 勃起功能障碍bó qǐ gōng néng zhàng àierectile dysfunction (ED)
• 窒碍zhì ài(literary) to be obstructed
• 性同一性障碍xìng tóng yī xìng zhàng àigender identity disorder

Characters that look like 碍

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 碎suì(transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble; broken…
• 碑bēia monument; an upright stone tablet; stele
• 辟pìpenal law; variant of 辟
• 硝xiāosaltpeter; to tan (leather)
• 婷tínggraceful
• 碲dìtellurium (chemistry)

Sounds the same

Read ài, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 爱to love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth)…
• 暧(of daylight) dim; obscure; clandestine
• 隘(bound form) narrow; (bound form) a defile; a narrow pass
• 艾Chinese mugwort (Artemisia); moxa; used in transliteration
• 唉alas; oh dear
• 嗳(interj. of regret)
• 嫒used in 令嫒
• 瑷fine quality jade
• 砹astatine (chemistry)
• 鑀einsteinium (chemistry) (Tw); ionium (former name of thorium)
• 薆to cover; to hide; to conceal
• 僾indistinct; hazy; misty