挡 - dǎng - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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挡 (擋)

dǎng

Definition

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)

Other pronunciations

dàng

to arrange
to put in order

Character Decomposition

Related words (35)

挡位

dǎng wèi

gear level (i.e. first gear, high gear etc)

to obstruct

pick and roll (basketball); screen and roll

挡琅

dǎng láng

(slang) to ask for money; to lend money

blocking the way

(slang) to ask for money; to lend money

挡锒

dǎng láng

(slang) to ask for money; to lend money

挡雨

dǎng yǔ

to protect from the rain

mudguard

shield; (fig.) excuse

挡风墙

dǎng fēng qiáng

(lit.) windbreak; (fig.) protector

挡风玻璃

dǎng fēng bō li

windshield; wind screen

first gear

to resist; to hold back; to stop; to ward off; to withstand

挂挡

guà dǎng

to put into gear; to engage the gear; gear-change

to change gear

gear (of car etc)

see 摊档

neutral gear

gear shift

to shelter; to shelter from

doorstop

to stop; to stem; to hinder; to block; to obstruct; to resist; to hold back; barricade; bar

顶挡

dǐng dǎng

to resist; to obstruct; to bear responsibility for

windshield

low gear; bottom gear

reverse gear

backboard

manual gear-change; shift stick

gear lever

automatic transmission; auto gear shift

forward gear

top gear; high gear

gear; gear speed

automatic gear-change

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