干扰
gānrǎo
to disturb, to interfere with
Part of speech · verb
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Examples
- 请不要干扰我学习。Please do not disturb my studying.
- 信号受到了严重干扰。The signal was seriously interfered with.
Collocations
干扰学习受到干扰电磁干扰排除干扰
Mnemonic
干 gān "to interfere" + 扰 rǎo "to disturb": to interfere and disturb, i.e. to disrupt (concentration, a signal, order). Compare with 妨碍 (fángʼài, to block progress): 干扰 disrupts/scrambles (signals, focus). Polyphone: 干 is gān (干扰, 干净) but gàn "to work" (干活); here gān. The 扰 is in 打扰 (to bother).
Related
打扰妨碍扰乱骚扰
Quick check
What distinguishes 干扰 from 妨碍?