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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)

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
障碍
zhàngài
barrier
HSK 6
阻碍
zǔài
to obstruct
HSK 6
违碍
wéiài
taboo
挂碍
guàài
worry
碍难
àinán
inconvenient
碍眼
àiyǎn
to be offending to the eye
妨碍
fángài
to hinder
HSK 5
障碍物
zhàngàiwù
obstacle
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
智能障碍
zhìnéngzhàngài
intellectual disability
障碍滑雪
zhàngàihuáxuě
to slalom
文化障碍
wénhuàzhàngài
cultural barrier
碍难从命
àináncóngmìng
difficult to obey orders (idiom); much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply
语言障碍
yǔyánzhàngài
language barrier

Metadata

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

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