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障碍

zhàng ài

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 障礙

障碍 (zhàng ài) means "barrier". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 障碍 means

1. barrier
2. obstruction
3. hindrance
4. impediment
5. obstacle

The characters in 障碍

• 障zhàngto block; to hinder; to obstruct
• 碍àito hinder; to obstruct; to block

Example sentences

• 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.
• 汤姆认为玛丽可能有进食障碍。
  Tāngmǔ rènwéi Mǎlì kěnéng yǒu jìnshí zhàng'ài.
  Tom thinks Mary may have an eating disorder.
• 战争结束之后贸易障碍被解除。
  Trade barriers were lifted after the war ended.
• 蝙蝠使用超音波来定位障碍物。
  The bats use ultrasound to locate obstacles.
• 哪些原因可能导致男性高潮障碍？
  What can cause orgasm problems in men?

Words starting with 障碍

• 障碍物zhàng ài wùobstacle; hindrance
• 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

Words containing 障碍

• 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
• 勃起功能障碍bó qǐ gōng néng zhàng àierectile dysfunction (ED)
• 性同一性障碍xìng tóng yī xìng zhàng àigender identity disorder
• 创伤后应激障碍chuāng shāng hòu yìng jī zhàng àipost-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD
• 边缘性人格障碍biān yuán xìng rén gé zhàng àiborderline personality disorder (BPD)
• 分裂情感性障碍fēn liè qíng gǎn xìng zhàng àischizoaffective disorder

Where 障碍 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · zhàn–zhǎo (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read zhàng ài correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.