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碍手碍脚 — “To be in the way”

碍手碍脚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in the way”. To be cumbersome; to impede others' work.

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碍手碍脚 Pronunciation and Pinyin

碍手碍脚 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
碍
ài13hinder or obstruct
手
shǒu4hand, skill, person, handy
碍
ài13hinder or obstruct
脚
jiǎo11foot, leg, base

Example Sentence with 碍手碍脚

他在我打扫房间的时候总是碍手碍脚,让我无法顺利完成。
He always gets in my way when I'm cleaning the room, making it difficult for me to finish smoothly.

Idioms Related to 碍手碍脚

Antonyms of 碍手碍脚

  • shùn顺shùn顺dang当dāng当going very smoothly

More idioms starting with 碍

  • ài碍shàng上ài碍xià下to be an obstruction everywhere
  • ài碍kǒu口shí识xiū羞too shy to speak
  • ài碍zú足ài碍shǒu手to be a hindrance
  • ài碍nán难cóng从mìng命difficult to comply with a request
  • ài碍nán难zūn遵mìng命difficult to obey due to an impediment

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Questions about 碍手碍脚

What does 碍手碍脚 mean?

碍手碍脚 (ài shǒu ài jiǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in the way”.

How do you pronounce 碍手碍脚?

碍手碍脚 is pronounced ài shǒu ài jiǎo in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 碍手碍脚?

碍:阻碍。妨碍别人做事。

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