ngáng trở
Definition
- Verb:
- To obstruct / to hinder: To create a physical or figurative obstacle that prevents or slows down progress, movement, or an action.
- To impede: To interfere with or block the normal course of something.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Một tảng đá lớn ngáng trở lối vào hang. (A large rock obstructs the entrance to the cave.)
- Thủ tục hành chính phức tạp ngáng trở tiến độ dự án. (Complicated administrative procedures hinder the project's progress.)
- Đừng để nỗi sợ hãi ngáng trở ước mơ của bạn. (Don't let fear impede your dreams.)
Advanced Usage
- The verb is often used in formal or written contexts to describe significant hindrances, not minor inconveniences.
- It can be used with abstract nouns like (development), (efforts), or (plans).
Variants and Related Words
- Ngáng (v): to block, to get in the way (often more physical or casual).
- Xe đạp ngáng ở cửa. (The bicycle is blocking the door.)
- Trở ngại (n): obstacle, hindrance.
- Vượt qua mọi trở ngại. (To overcome all obstacles.)
- Cản trở (v): to obstruct, to hinder (a very close synonym).
Synonyms
- Obstruct: To block or get in the way of.
- Hinder: To create difficulties, resulting in delay or obstruction.
- Impede: To delay or prevent by obstructing.
Related Idioms
- While "ngáng trở" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is conceptually related to the common noun phrase "vật ngáng trở" (an obstructing object) or "sự ngáng trở" (the obstruction/hindrance).