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碍事

ài shì

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 礙事

碍事 (ài shì) means "to be in the way; to be a hindrance; (usu. in the negative) to be of consequence; to matter". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 碍事 means

1. to be in the way; to be a hindrance
2. (usu. in the negative) to be of consequence; to matter

The characters in 碍事

• 碍àito hinder; to obstruct; to block
• 事shìmatter; thing; item

Example sentences

• 我喜欢用无线耳机，这样我就可以一边听 podcast 一边打扫，不然线会碍事。
  I like to use wireless headphones so that I can clean while listening to a podcast. Otherwise, the wires get in my way.

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