阻止
zǔ zhǐ
Pinyin

Definition

阻止
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zǔ zhǐ
  1. to prevent
  2. to block

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不止
bù zhǐ
  1. 1 incessantly
  2. 2 without end
  3. 3 more than
  4. 4 not limited to
停止
tíng zhǐ
  1. 1 to stop
  2. 2 to halt
  3. 3 to cease
止
zhǐ
  1. 1 to stop
  2. 2 to prohibit
  3. 3 until
  4. 4 only
为止
wéi zhǐ
  1. 1 until
  2. 2 (used in combination with words like 到[dào] or 至[zhì] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止)
禁止
jìn zhǐ
  1. 1 to prohibit
  2. 2 to forbid
  3. 3 to ban
防止
fáng zhǐ
  1. 1 to prevent
  2. 2 to guard against
  3. 3 to take precautions
阻止
zǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 to prevent
  2. 2 to block
阻碍
zǔ ài
  1. 1 to obstruct
  2. 2 to hinder
  3. 3 to block
  4. 4 obstruction
  5. 5 hindrance
何止
hé zhǐ
  1. 1 far more than
  2. 2 not just
到此为止
dào cǐ wéi zhǐ
  1. 1 to stop at this point
  2. 2 to end here
  3. 3 to call it a day
制止
zhì zhǐ
  1. 1 to curb
  2. 2 to put a stop to
  3. 3 to stop
  4. 4 to check
  5. 5 to limit
受阻
shòu zǔ
  1. 1 blocked
  2. 2 obstructed
  3. 3 detained
心如止水
xīn rú zhǐ shuǐ
  1. 1 to be at peace with oneself
截止
jié zhǐ
  1. 1 to close
  2. 2 to stop
  3. 3 to put a stop to sth
  4. 4 cut-off point
  5. 5 stopping point
  6. 6 deadline
欲言又止
yù yán yòu zhǐ
  1. 1 to want to say sth but then hesitate
止咳
zhǐ ké
  1. 1 to suppress coughing
止境
zhǐ jìng
  1. 1 limit
  2. 2 boundary
  3. 3 end
止步
zhǐ bù
  1. 1 to halt
  2. 2 to stop
  3. 3 to go no farther
止痛
zhǐ tòng
  1. 1 to relieve pain
  2. 2 to stop pain
  3. 3 analgesic
止痛药
zhǐ tòng yào
  1. 1 painkiller
  2. 2 analgesic
  3. 3 anodyne

Idioms (17)

令行禁止
lìng xíng jìn zhǐ
  1. 1 lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions
  2. 2 to ensure strictly obedience
充饥止渴
chōng jī zhǐ kě
  1. 1 to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)
叹为观止
tàn wéi guān zhǐ
  1. 1 (idiom) to gasp in amazement
  2. 2 to acclaim as the peak of perfection
学无止境
xué wú zhǐ jìng
  1. 1 no end to learning (idiom); There's always something new to study.
  2. 2 You live and learn.
屡禁不止
lu:3 jìn bù zhǐ
  1. 1 to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
戛然而止
jiá rán ér zhǐ
  1. 1 with a grunting sound it stops (idiom); to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound)
望梅止渴
wàng méi zhǐ kě
  1. 1 lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to console oneself with illusions
树欲静而风不止
shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ
  1. 1 lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not
活血止痛
huó xuè zhǐ tòng
  1. 1 to invigorate blood circulation and alleviate pain (idiom)
浅尝辄止
qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ
  1. 1 to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into
  2. 2 to attempt half-heartedly
  3. 3 content with a smattering of knowledge
浅尝辄止
qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ
  1. 1 to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into
  2. 2 to attempt half-heartedly
  3. 3 content with a smattering of knowledge
  4. 4 also written 淺嘗輒止|浅尝辄止
游客止步
yóu kè zhǐ bù
  1. 1 visitors are not admitted (idiom)
无休无止
wú xiū wú zhǐ
  1. 1 ceaseless; endless (idiom)
生命不息，战斗不止
shēng mìng bù xī , zhàn dòu bù zhǐ
  1. 1 while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); to fight to the last
艰难险阻
jiān nán xiǎn zǔ
  1. 1 untold dangers and difficulties (idiom)
适可而止
shì kě ér zhǐ
  1. 1 to stop before going too far (idiom); to stop while one can
  2. 2 don't overdo it
  3. 3 stop while you're ahead
饮鸩止渴
yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě
  1. 1 lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse

Sample Sentences

特朗普总统称退出伊朗核协议的原因是该协议无法阻止“世界恐怖主义的最大赞助国”拥有核武器。
Tèlǎngpǔ zǒngtǒng chēng tuìchū Yīlǎng hé xiéyì de yuányīn shì gāi xiéyì wúfǎ zǔzhǐ “shìjiè kǒngbùzhǔyì de zuìdà zànzhù guó ”yōngyǒu héwǔqì 。
President Trump has said he was pulling out of the agreement because it would not prevent what he termed the world's leading state sponsor of terror from getting a nuclear weapon.
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他们敦促美国不要阻止剩余协议的实施，要求伊朗保持克制。
tāmen dūncù Měiguó bùyào zǔzhǐ shèngyú xiéyì de shíshī ，yāoqiú Yīlǎng bǎochí kèzhì 。
They urged the US not to stop them implementing the remains of the deal and they called on Iran to show restraint.
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以色列从签订之初就反对该协议，因为我们说过，该协议不但没有阻止伊朗研制核弹，
Yǐsèliè cóng qiāndìng zhīchū jiù fǎnduì gāi xiéyì ，yīnwèi wǒmen shuō guò ，gāi xiéyì bùdàn méiyǒu zǔzhǐ Yīlǎng yánzhì hédàn ，
Israel has opposed the nuclear deal from the start because we said that rather than blocking Iran's path to a bomb,
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我就喜欢酱紫滴老板哈哈，如果想阻止他做出坏决定，可以提醒说，老板，如果这样干，别部门负责人会有意见滴，影响和谐哈。
wǒ jiù xǐhuan jiàng zǐ dī lǎobǎn hāhā ，rúguǒ xiǎng zǔzhǐ tā zuòchū huài decision ，kěyǐ tíxǐng shuō ，lǎobǎn ，rúguǒ zhèyàng gàn ，bié bùmén fùzérén huì yǒu yìjiàn dī ，yǐngxiǎng héxié ha 。
I like this kinda boss, ha ha. If you want to prevent him from making bad decisions, you can give him a reminder by saying, "Boss, if we do this, the leaders of other departments will disagree and that it will affect harmony", ha.
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史蒂芬库里实在是太强悍了，这个联盟已经没有人能阻止他的三分球了。
shǐdìfēnkùlǐ shízàishì tài qiánghàn le ，zhè ge liánméng yǐjīng méiyǒu rén néng zǔzhǐ tā de sānfēnqiú le 。
Stephen Curry is just so powerful, there's no one in this conference that can stop him from getting three-pointers.
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我要阻止我妈结婚，我希望我从来就没出生。
wǒ yào zǔzhǐ wǒ mā jiéhūn ，wǒ xīwàng wǒ cónglái jiù méi chūshēng 。
I would stop my mom from getting married, I wish I'd never been born.
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我要回到五分钟前阻止自己和你说话。
wǒ yào huí dào wǔ fēnzhōng qián zhǔzhǐ zìjǐ hé nǐ shuōhuà 。
... I want to go back to five minutes ago and stop myself from talking to you.
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这么神奇！果然是地球人已经无法阻止他们的服务了。什么送蛋糕唱生日歌啦，送孕妇婴儿画报啦，给女客人做指甲啦，都不算什么了。
zhème shénqí ！guǒrán shì dìqiúrén yǐjīng wúfǎ zǔzhǐ tāmen de fúwù le 。shénme sòng dàngāo chàng shēngrìgē la ，sòng yùnfù yīngér huàbào la ，gěi nǚkèrén zuò zhījia la ，dōu bùsuàn shénme le 。
That's so strange! It turns out that now there's nothing we people of the world can do to stop their services. Giving a birthday cake and singing a birthday song, giving pregnant women pictures of cute babies, giving female customers manicures, it's all considered normal.
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