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碍
礙
ài
1. to hinder
2. to obstruct
3. to block
Very Common • Top 3%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

碍
ài
to block, to deter, to hinder, to obstruct
HSK 5 13 丶

Compound Words (20)

妨碍
fángài
to hinder
HSK 5
挂碍
guàài
worry
无碍
wúài
without inconvenience
碍事
àishì
(usu used in the negative) to be of importance or to matter
碍口
àikǒu
to shy to speak out
碍眼
àiyǎn
to be offending to the eye
碍难
àinán
inconvenient
违碍
wéiài
taboo
阻碍
zǔài
to obstruct
HSK 6
障碍
zhàngài
barrier
HSK 6
妨碍球
fángàiqiú
stymie (golf)
水障碍
shuǐzhàngài
water hazard (golf)
碍胃口
àiwèikǒu
to impair the appetite
碍面子
àimiànzi
(not do sth) for fear of offending sb
障碍物
zhàngàiwù
obstacle
文化障碍
wénhuàzhàngài
cultural barrier
智能障碍
zhìnéngzhàngài
intellectual disability
碍口识羞
àikǒushíxiū
tongue-tied for fear of embarrassment (idiom)
碍手碍脚
àishǒuàijiǎo
to be in the way
碍难从命
àináncóngmìng
difficult to obey orders (idiom); much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,436
Word Frequency Rank
2,358 of 84,292

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