to block; hinder; resist (v.)
HSK 5
Traditional
擋
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
党 dǎng - (political) party (n.) | HSK 6
Phonetically similar words
当 dāng - work as (prep.) | HSK 4
Examples
请把门挡住，不要让风吹进来。 qǐng bǎ mén dǎng zhù, bùyào ràng fēng chuī jìnlái - Please block the door; don't let the wind blow in.
他试图挡住窗外的光线，以便更集中注意力工作。 tā shìtú dǎng zhù chuāng wài de guāngxiàn, yǐbiàn gèng jízhōng zhùyì lì gōngzuò - He tried to block the light from outside the window to concentrate better on his work.
河流的水流很急，他们很难挡住河水冲刷的力量。 héliú de shuǐliú hěn jí, tāmen hěn nán dǎng zhù hésuì chōngshuā de lìliàng - The river current is strong; they find it difficult to block the force of the river erosion.
他站在门口挡住了进来的陌生人。 tā zhàn zài ménkǒu dǎng zhùle jìnlái de mòshēng rén - He stood at the door and blocked the entry of strangers.
尽管有困难，他们仍努力挡住了病毒的传播。 jǐnguǎn yǒu kùnnán, tāmen réng nǔlì dǎng zhùle bìngdú de chuánbò - Despite the difficulties, they still managed to block the spread of the virus.
Phrases
遮挡 zhē dǎng - shelter from; keep out (v.) | HSK 6