阻滞 (zǔ zhì) — to obstruct; to block; to impede

Definition

verb

to obstructto blockto impede

阻滞。
Zhè chǎng dà yǔ dǎo zhì jiāo tōng zǔ zhì le hǎo jǐ gè xiǎo shí.
This heavy rain caused traffic to be blocked for several hours.
，阻滞。
Zhōng yào kě yǐ huó xuè huà yū, gǎi shàn qì xuè zǔ zhì de qíng kuàng.
Chinese medicine can activate blood and remove stasis, improving the condition of qi and blood stagnation.
阻滞。
Jīng jì fā zhǎn de bù fá shòu dào le zhèng cè shàng de zǔ zhì.
The pace of economic development was hampered by policy obstacles.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

滞zhìstagnate

阻 (block) and 滞 (stagnate) reinforce one another to mean obstruct or impede.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

阝且阻

Meaning part形符xíngfú

阝Written in full as阜fù

Sound part声符shēngfú

且

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

阻 is built from 阝 (written in full as 阜) on the left and 且 on the right, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 滯; 滞 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

帶

帶dài滯zhì

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 滯 combines 水 (water) with 帶, which gives the pronunciation; the simplified 滞 is a later shorthand.

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