挡路 (dǎng lù) — to block the way; to obstruct (both literal and… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A colloquial verb meaning to block or get in someone's way, physically or figuratively. 比挡住 emphasizes obstructing a route or someone's progress rather than shielding.

verb

to block the wayto obstruct (both literal and figurative)

Examples

挡路。
Nǐ de chē tíng zài zhè r dǎng lù le.
Your car is blocking the way parked here.
，。
Tā dǎng le wǒ men de lù, bú ràng wǒ men jìn qù.
He blocked our way and wouldn't let us in.
，。
Tā dǎng le wǒ yí cì lù, hài wǒ chí dào le.
She blocked my way once and made me late.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

挡 blocks and 路 is the way, giving the sense of obstructing.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 擋; 挡 is its simplified writing.

扌當擋

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

當

當dāng擋dǎng

Same sound today

The traditional form 擋 pairs 扌 (hand) with 當 as the sound part; this note is about 擋, not about the parts of 挡.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

各

各gè路lù

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

路 combines 足, a foot, with 各, which supplies the sound.

Appears in

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