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ài

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Definitions

  1. 1. to hinder
  2. 2. to obstruct
  3. 3. to block

Words Containing 碍

碍胃口
ài wèi kǒu

to impair the appetite

碍口识羞
ài kǒu shí xiū

tongue-tied for fear of embarrassment (idiom)

文化障碍
wén huà zhàng ài

cultural barrier

性同一性障碍
xìng tóng yī xìng zhàng ài

gender identity disorder

妨碍
fáng ài

to hinder

障碍物
zhàng ài wù

obstacle

障碍性贫血
zhàng ài xìng pín xuè

aplastic anemia (med.)

障碍
zhàng ài

barrier

语言障碍
yǔ yán zhàng ài

language barrier

碍手碍脚
ài shǒu ài jiǎo

to be in the way

碍口
ài kǒu

to shy to speak out

碍面子
ài miàn zi

(not do sth) for fear of offending sb

性别认同障碍
xìng bié rèn tóng zhàng ài

gender identity disorder (GID)

水障碍
shuǐ zhàng ài

water hazard (golf)

身心障碍
shēn xīn zhàng ài

disability

阻碍
zǔ ài

to obstruct

碍难从命
ài nán cóng mìng

difficult to obey orders (idiom); much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply

碍难
ài nán

inconvenient

妨碍球
fáng ài qiú

stymie (golf)

边缘性人格障碍
biān yuán xìng rén gé zhàng ài

borderline personality disorder (BPD)

障碍跑
zhàng ài pǎo

steeplechase (athletics)

大碍
dà ài

serious problem

智能障碍
zhì néng zhàng ài

intellectual disability

分裂情感性障碍
fēn liè qíng gǎn xìng zhàng ài

schizoaffective disorder

无碍
wú ài

without inconvenience

碍眼
ài yǎn

to be an irksome presence (i.e. sth or sb one wishes were not there)

障碍滑雪
zhàng ài huá xuě

(snow skiing) slalom

违碍
wéi ài

taboo

阅读障碍
yuè dú zhàng ài

dyslexia

勃起功能障碍
bó qǐ gōng néng zhàng ài

erectile dysfunction (ED)

碍事
ài shì

to be in the way; to be a hindrance

挂碍
guà ài

worry