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拦 lán

to block (stop sb, intercept)

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 5
Radical
扌
Traditional
攔
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 扌兰 ⿰扌兰

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  1. 警察拦住了那辆车。
    Jǐngchá lánzhù le nà liàng chē.
    The police stopped that car.
    police block-stay (particle) that (measure) car
  2. 你为什么要拦着我？
    Nǐ wèishénme yào lánzhe wǒ?
    Why do you want to stop me?
    you why want block-(continuous) me (question)
  3. 请不要拦我，我要走了。
    Qǐng bú yào lán wǒ, wǒ yào zǒu le.
    Please don't stop me, I'm leaving.
    please not-need block me, I want leave (particle)
  4. 谁也拦不住他。
    Shéi yě lán bu zhù tā.
    No one can stop him.
    who also block not hold him
  5. 出门的时候，他被朋友拦住聊了几句。
    Chūmén de shíhou, tā bèi péngyou lánzhù liáo le jǐ jù.
    When he was going out, he was stopped by a friend for a chat.
    go-out (particle) time, he by friend block-stay chat (particle) few sentence

Words with 拦 (2)