拦截
lánjié
to intercept, to block
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 守门员拦截了对方的射门。The goalkeeper intercepted the opponent's shot.
- 系统能自动拦截垃圾邮件。The system can automatically block spam.
Collocations
拦截导弹拦截球拦截邮件中途拦截
Mnemonic
拦 lán "to block" + 截 jié "to cut off": to block and cut off, i.e. to intercept, stop something midway. Used of balls, missiles, email. The 截 is in 截止 (deadline) and 截断 (to cut off). Distinguish 拦截 (to intercept midway) from 阻止 (zǔzhǐ, to prevent).
Related
阻拦拦住阻止截断
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