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Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 拦

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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 拦

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Meaning of 拦

Pinyin lán

Radical

扌

Strokes

Definition

cut off / hinder

Usage

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拦 (攔 lán) 【Verb】【Primary Meaning】: To block; to obstruct. 1. To block or stop: 拦挡 (block), 拦阻 (obstruct), 拦击 (intercept), 拦劫 (hijack), 拦截 (intercept). 2. To aim at; to be directly facing: 拦腰截断 (block at the waist). 同本义 (Same meaning): - [En.] bar; hold back; block. 引 (Extended Usage): 1. 《玉篇》: 拦,遮拦也。(To block, to obstruct.) 2. 唐·杜甫《兵车行》: 牵衣顿足拦道哭，哭声直上干云霄。(Pulling clothes and stomping feet to block the road and cry, the crying sound reaches into the clouds.) 例 (Example): - 拦关 (describing enormous strength in the arms; also refers to strong arms). - 拦护 (to block and protect). - 拦门 (during the Song Dynasty, when a man returned to his home after marriage, musicians were blocked at the door demanding gifts). - 拦驾 (to block the emperor's imperial carriage). 拦截 (To intercept): - [En.] intercept. 例 (Example): - 拦水坝 (dam that intercepts water flow). - 拦洪 (to intercept floodwaters). 【Preposition】表示方式、方向，相当于“当”、“对着” (Indicating method or direction, equivalent to "to"). 引 (Extended Usage): 1. 《红楼梦》: 倒像背地里有人把我拦头一棍，疼的眼睛前头漆黑。(It feels as if someone hit me on the head from behind, making my vision go black with pain.)

拦河坝 lán hé bà

a dam across a river

拦截 lán jié

to intercept

拦阻 lán zǔ

to block / to obstruct

阻拦 zǔ lán

to stop / to obstruct

拦腰 lán yāo

(hitting) squarely in the middle / (slicing) across the middle / to hold by the waist

遮拦 zhē lán

block / hinder / obstruct / impede / chevaux-de-frise

拦不住 lán bú zhù

Can't stop

拦网 lán wǎng

to intercept at the net (volleyball, tennis etc) / to block

拦路 lán lù

to block sb's path / to waylay

拦击 lán jī

volley

拦蓄 lán xù

back up / retain

拦挡 lán dǎng

Block / Obstruct

拦车 lán chē

to thumb a lift / to hitchhike

拦河闸 lán hé zhá

regulating dam

拦劫 lán jié

to mug / to intercept and rob

拦截器 lán jié qì

interceptor / blocker

拦住 lán zhù

to stop / to bar the way