How is 挡 pronounced?

挡 is pronounced “dǎng” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 挡?

挡 belongs to HSK 5 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 挡?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 挡 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 5verbmeasure word

挡

Traditional: 擋

dǎng

挡 (dǎng) means “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)”. It is an HSK 5 Chinese character (traditional 擋) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

请你让一下，你挡住我看黑板了。

Qǐng nǐ ràng yīxià, nǐ dǎng zhù wǒ kàn hēibǎn le.

Please move aside, you're blocking my view of the blackboard.

Words containing 挡

遮挡zhē dǎngto shelter; to shelter from

More HSK 5 vocabulary

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Frequently asked questions

What does 挡 mean?: 挡 (dǎng) means “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)”. It is an HSK 5 word.
How is 挡 pronounced?: 挡 is pronounced “dǎng” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 挡?: 挡 belongs to HSK 5 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 挡?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 挡 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27