# 碍事 (àishì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 碍事 (àishì) means “to be in the way; to matter; to be a hindrance”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to be in the way; to matter; to be a hindrance
- Pinyin: àishì (ai4 shi4)
- Traditional: 礙事
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 别把箱子放在门口，太碍事了。
  Bié bǎ xiāngzi fàng zài ménkǒu, tài àishì le.
  Don't put the box in the doorway; it's in the way.

## Characters

- 碍 (ài): to hinder; to obstruct
- [事](https://hanziro.com/word/shi-matter/) (shì): matter; thing

https://hanziro.com/word/ai-shi-be-in-way/

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