chắn

noun  

• chắn cạ Game of cards with each hand consisting of pairs

• Barrier
  • nhấc chắn cho xe xuống phà
    to lift the barrier for a car to board a ferry-boat

verb  

• To block, to bar, to obstruct, to stop, to hold back
  • chắn dòng nước
    to hold back a stream
  • trồng cây chắn gió
    to grow trees to stop winds
  • núi chắn ngang tầm mắt
    the mountain blocked our view
  • chắn bóng
    to stop a ball

• To partition
  • chắn buồng làm hai phòng nhỏ