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挡

dǎng · dang/dàng · dang

Traditional 擋 / 攩

Meaning

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dǎng 擋

  1. to resist
  2. to obstruct
  3. to hinder
  4. to keep off
  5. to block (a blow)
  6. to get in the way of
  7. cover
  8. gear (e.g. in a car's transmission)

dàng 擋

  1. to arrange
  2. to put in order

dǎng 攩

  1. variant of 擋 / 挡 (dǎng)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(gè)老(lǎo)人(rén)挡(dǎng)了(le)她(tā)的(de)路(lù)。

The old man got in her way.

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02

他(tā)用(yòng)伞(sǎn)挡(dǎng)住(zhù)强(qiáng)烈(liè)的(de)阳(yáng)光(guāng)。

He used an umbrella to block the strong sunlight.

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