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ㄉㄤ ˇ

dǎng

obstruct

挡 is a 9 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as dǎng in the third tone, however it can also be pronounced as dàng.

In traditional Chinese the characters or may be used instead.

It is made up of the components (hand) and (be).

  • ㄉㄤ ˇ

    dǎng

    obstruct

    • ㄕㄡ ˙

      shou

      hand

    • ㄉㄤ

      dāng

      be

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Anne wonders whose HAND the [dong]le IS in. She watched the video footage but the view of the thief is obstructed.
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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 挡

dǎng
dàng

Definitions for 挡 pronounced as dǎng

  • to resist
  • to obstruct
  • to hinder
  • to keep off
  • to block (a blow)
  • to get in the way of
  • cover
  • gear (e.g. in a car's transmission)
  • variant of 擋|挡[dang3]

Definitions for 挡 pronounced as dàng

  • to arrange
  • to put in order

Vocabulary

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