Dictionary/拦

拦 攔

拦 lán

ㄌㄢˊ
VHSK 7-9TOCFL L5core 10k
1to block sb's path
2to obstruct
3to flag down (a taxi)

Characters

Examples

nǐ你wèi shén me为什么zhǐ只lán拦xià下le了wài guó外国rén人?
你为什么只拦下了外国人?
Why did you stop only the foreigners?
暴风雨过后,那条路被倒下来的树拦住了。
After the storm, the road was blocked with fallen trees.
我拦不住汤姆把饼干吃完。
I couldn't prevent Tom from eating all the cookies.

See also: words & characters pronounced lán