阻止 zǔ zhǐ to prevent / to block syn 公寓 gōng yù apartment building / block of flats (may be a public housing block or a condominium etc) (CL:套[tao4]) syn 帽子 mào zi hat / cap / (fig.) label / bad name / CL:頂|顶[ding3] syn 街区 街區 jiē qū block / neighborhood 阻碍 阻礙 zǔ ài to obstruct / to hinder / to block / obstruction / hindrance syn 爱河 愛河 ài hé the river of love / a stumbling block on the path to enlightenment (Buddhism) 堵住 dǔ zhù to block up syn 遮住 zhē zhù to cover (up) / to block / to obstruct / to shade syn 封杀 封殺 fēng shā to shut out / to block / to smother 挡路 擋路 dǎng lù to be in the way / to block the path syn 打通 dǎ tōng to open access / to establish contact / to remove a block / to put through (a phone connection) syn 屏蔽 píng bì to screen / to block (sth or sb) / to shield / (protective) shield syn 阻塞 zǔ sè to block / to clog syn 方块 方塊 fāng kuài cube / block / square / rectangle / diamond ♦ (in card games) syn 动不动 動不動 dòng bu dòng (typically followed by 就[jiu4]) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc) / at the drop of a hat syn 阻断 阻斷 zǔ duàn to block / to obstruct / to intercept / to interdict syn 绊脚石 絆腳石 bàn jiǎo shí stumbling block / obstacle / someone who gets in your way syn 葫芦 葫蘆 hú lu calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) / hoist / generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof) / muddled / (poker) full house 礼帽 禮帽 lǐ mào hat that goes with formal dress / top hat 大写 大寫 dà xiě capital letters / uppercase letters / block letters / banker's anti-fraud numerals syn 滑轮 滑輪 huá lún block and tackle syn 遮蔽 zhē bì to cover / to hide from view / to obstruct or block / defilade (military) syn 绿帽子 綠帽子 lǜ mào zi green hat (figuratively, a symbol of being a cuckold) 过来人 過來人 guò lái rén an experienced person / sb who has "been around (the block)" / sb who has personally experienced it syn 衣冠 yī guān hat and clothes / attire 安全帽 ān quán mào safety helmet / hard hat / CL:頂|顶[ding3] 火锅 火鍋 huǒ guō hotpot / (basketball) a blocked shot / a block syn 充耳不闻 充耳不聞 chōng ěr bù wén to block one's ears and not listen (idiom) / to turn a deaf ear syn 砧板 zhēn bǎn cutting board / chopping block syn 拦路 攔路 lán lù to block sb's path / to waylay 拦路虎 攔路虎 lán lù hǔ stumbling block syn 木块 木塊 mù kuài block 梗塞 gěng sè to clog / to block / to obstruct syn 帽檐 mào yán brim (of a hat) 草帽 cǎo mào straw hat syn 冠冕 guān miǎn royal crown / official hat / official / leader / chief / elegant and stately syn 版块 版塊 bǎn kuài printing block / section (of a newspaper) / board (of BBS or discussion forum) 滑车 滑車 huá chē pulley block syn 怒发冲冠 怒髮衝冠 nù fà chōng guān lit. hair stands up in anger and tips off one's hat (idiom) / fig. seething in anger / raise one's hackles syn 拦网 攔網 lán wǎng to intercept at the net (volleyball, tennis etc) / to block syn 拦阻 攔阻 lán zǔ to block / to obstruct syn 充塞 chōng sè congestion / to block / to congest / to crowd / to choke / to cram / to fill up / to stuff / to take up all the space syn 七巧板 qī qiǎo bǎn tangram (traditional Chinese block puzzle) 乌纱帽 烏紗帽 wū shā mào black gauze hat (worn by an imperial official as a sign of his position) / (fig.) official post syn 包场 包場 bāo chǎng to reserve all the seats (or a large block of seats) at a theater, restaurant etc 高帽子 gāo mào zi tall conical paper hat worn as a public humiliation / dunce cap / (fig.) flattery syn 雕版 diāo bǎn a carved printing block syn 斗笠 dǒu lì conical bamboo hat syn 戴上 dài shang to put on (hat etc) 摘下 zhāi xià to take off / to remove (one's hat, a door from its hinges etc) / to pick (a piece of fruit from a tree etc) / (sports) to pick off (a rebound etc) 区块 區塊 qū kuài block / segment / section / sector / area syn 砌块 砌塊 qì kuài building block 盖帽 蓋帽 gài mào block (basketball) 堵死 dǔ sǐ to block (a road) / to plug (a hole) / to stop up 滑块 滑塊 huá kuài runner block / sliding block / slider (computer interface element) 戴帽子 dài mào zi to wear a hat / (fig.) to stigmatize / to be branded as 基本单位 基本單位 jī běn dān wèi basic unit / fundamental building block 封禁 fēng jìn to ban (narcotics, a movie etc) / to block (a road etc) / (Internet) to block (a user) 刻本 kè běn block printed edition 框图 框圖 kuàng tú flowchart / block diagram 电动葫芦 電動葫蘆 diàn dòng hú lu electric chain pulley block 张冠李戴 張冠李戴 zhāng guān lǐ dài lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head / to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom) / to confuse one thing with another syn 阻绝 阻絕 zǔ jué to block / to obstruct / to clog 黄教 黃教 huáng jiào Yellow hat or Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism / also written 格魯派|格鲁派[Ge2 lu3 pai4] 底版 dǐ bǎn (photography) negative / photographic plate / (printing) plate / block syn 纱帽 紗帽 shā mào gauze hat / (fig.) job as an official syn 正楷 zhēng kǎi regular script (sim. to block capitals) syn 戴 dài to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc) / to respect / to bear / to support syn 卡 kǎ to stop / to block / (computing) (coll.) slow / (loanword) card / CL:張|张[zhang1],片[pian4] / truck (from "car") / calorie (abbr. for 卡路里[ka3 lu4 li3]) / cassette syn 卡 qiǎ to block / to be stuck / to be wedged / customs station / a clip / a fastener / a checkpost / Taiwan pr. [ka3] syn 塞 sè (bound form) to block / to obstruct syn 墙 牆 qiáng wall (CL:面[mian4],堵[du3]) / (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被牆|被墙[bei4 qiang2]) syn 版 bǎn a register / block of printing / edition / version / page syn 堵 dǔ to block up (a road, pipe etc) / to stop up (a hole) / (fig.) (of a person) choked up with anxiety or stress / wall (literary) / (classifier for walls) syn 摘 zhāi to take / to pick (flowers, fruit etc) / to pluck / to remove / to take off (glasses, hat etc) / to select / to pick out / to borrow money at a time of urgent need syn 帽 mào hat / cap syn 拦 攔 lán to block sb's path / to obstruct / to flag down (a taxi) syn 碍 礙 ài to hinder / to obstruct / to block syn 冠 guān hat / crown / crest / cap syn 冠 guàn to put on a hat / to be first / to dub syn 障 zhàng to block / to hinder / to obstruct syn 阻 zǔ to hinder / to block / to obstruct syn 笠 lì bamboo rain hat syn 梗 gěng branch / stem / stalk / CL:根[gen1] / to block / to hinder / (neologism that evolved from 哏[gen2], initially in Taiwan, during the first decade of the 21st century) memorable creative idea (joke, catchphrase, meme, neologism, witty remark etc) / prominent feature of a creative work (punchline of a joke, trope in a drama, special ingredient in a dish, riff in a pop song etc) syn 江郎才尽 江郎才盡 jiāng láng cái jìn Jiang Yan has exhausted his talent (idiom) / fig. to have used up one's creative powers / to have writer's block 手拉葫芦 手拉葫蘆 shǒu lā hú lu hand chain pulley block 翎子 líng zi peacock feathers on an official's hat displaying his rank (traditional) / pheasant tail feathers on warriors' helmets (opera) 方框图 方框圖 fāng kuàng tú flowchart / block diagram 簦 dēng large umbrella for stalls / an ancient kind of bamboo or straw hat 阏 閼 è to block / to restrain / to control 楦 xuàn to block (a hat) / to stretch (a shoe) syn 礅 dūn stone block 纮 紘 hóng cord for hat / vast 堙 陻 yīn variant of 堙[yin1] / to block 三连胜 三連勝 sān lián shèng hat-trick (sports) 鑕 zhì (executioner's) block 褦 nài ignorant / sun hat 紘 hóng cord for hat / vast 沐猴而冠 mù hóu ér guàn lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom) / fig. worthless person in imposing attire 