dǎng

to obstruct; to hinder; to get in the way of

HSK 5 #1933

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 1933rd character
Radical ⼿ (64.6)
Strokes 9
Index # 1379
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

挡 dǎng
  1. 1. to obstruct
  2. 2. to hinder
  3. 3. to get in the way of
  4. 4. to resist
  5. 5. to block (a blow)
  6. 6. to keep off
  7. 7. cover
  8. 8. gear (e.g. in a car's transmission)
  9. 9. variant of dǎng
挡 dàng
  1. 1. to put in order
  2. 2. to arrange

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Words containing 挡

Word Meaning
(in a manual car) gear (i.e. reverse, neutral, 1st, 2nd etc)
pick and roll (basketball); screen and roll
(slang) to ask for money; to lend money
(slang) to ask for money; to lend money
(slang) to ask for money; to lend money
to protect from the rain
lit. windbreak; fig. protector
windshield; wind screen
to coast along in neutral gear (in a car)
automatic gear change
automatic transmission; auto gear shift
forward gear
gear shift
(of a car) to slip out of gear; to pop out of gear
doorstop
to resist; to obstruct; to bear responsibility for
first gear
top gear; high gear