# 阻拦 (zǔlán)

In Mandarin Chinese, 阻拦 (zǔlán) means “to block; to obstruct”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to block; to obstruct
- Pinyin: zǔlán (zu3 lan2)
- Traditional: 阻攔
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 保安阻拦了陌生人进入。
  Bǎo'ān zǔlánle mòshēngrén jìnrù.
  The security guard blocked the strangers from entering.

## Characters

- 阻 (zǔ): to hinder; to block
- [拦](https://hanziro.com/word/lan-block/) (lán): to block; to stop

https://hanziro.com/word/zu-lan-block/

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