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CHINESE CHARACTER
zǔ
阻
阻
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hinder; block
- Numbered pinyin
- zu3
- English meanings
- to hinder; to block; to obstruct
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Related words
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- 阻止
- 阻碍
- 阻挡
- 阻力
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