Definition

1. Verb:
   • To separate and obstruct; to be separated and obstructed: Describes a state where distance and difficult terrain (like mountains, rivers) create separation and hinder passage or communication.
   • To be an obstacle; to impede: To act as a barrier that prevents easy movement or connection.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Đường xá xa xôi, núi sông cách trở. (The roads are distant, mountains and rivers separate and obstruct.)
  • Khoảng cách địa lý cách trở khiến việc gặp gỡ trở nên khó khăn. (The geographical distance is an obstacle, making meetings difficult.)
  • Tình cảm của họ vẫn bền chặt dù không gian cách trở. (Their affection remains strong despite the space that separates and obstructs.)

Advanced Usage

• "xa xôi cách trở": distant and obstructed; far away and difficult to reach.
  • Quê hương anh ấy xa xôi cách trở. (His homeland is distant and obstructed.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cách biệt (verb): to be separated, isolated; to have a gap (often social or physical).
  • Hai vùng đất bị cách biệt bởi con sông. (The two lands are separated by the river.)
• Trở ngại (noun): obstacle, hindrance.
  • Địa hình hiểm trở là một trở ngại lớn. (The rugged terrain is a major obstacle.)

Synonyms

• Ngăn cách: to separate, to divide.
• Cản trở: to hinder, to obstruct.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(This section is less common for Vietnamese verbs in this context, but related verbal phrases include:) - Bị cách trở: to be obstructed/separated (passive construction). - Việc đi lại bị cách trở bởi lũ lụt. (Travel is obstructed by floods.)

Related Idioms

• Non xanh nước biếc cách trở: The green mountains and blue waters are an obstruction (poetic). Describes a beautiful but separating landscape.
  • Dù non xanh nước biếc cách trở, lòng người vẫn hướng về nhau. (Even though the green mountains and blue waters are an obstruction, people's hearts still turn towards each other.)

verb

1. To separate and obstruct
   • đò giang cách trở
     to be separated and obstructed by river and ferry