从中作梗 cóng zhōng zuò gěng

DEFINITIONS

  1. to hinder; to act as an obstacle or obstruction in the process

CHARACTERS

从 cóng from, by, since, whence, through
中 zhōng central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
作 zuò make; work; compose, write; act, perform
梗 gěng stem of flower, branch of plant