挡

dǎng

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)

Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

擋 挡 [dang3] /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)/

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DEFINITION CC-CEDICT

variant of 擋|挡[dǎng]

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Source record: cd-911495e8e58e854a. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

攩挡 [dang3] /variant of 擋|挡[dang3]/

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dàng

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DEFINITION CC-CEDICT

to arrange / to put in order

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Source record: cd-390fdc1bde0622c6. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

擋挡 [dang4] /to arrange/to put in order/

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Reference information

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Character information

Other forms in these source records: 擋 / 攩

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