Word: 碍 (ài) Traditional: 礙 碍 dictionary entry ài to hinder; to obstruct; to block Full dictionary entry for 碍 Example sentences using 碍 3 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 床底下使斧头,不碍上就碍下 chuáng dǐxia shǐ fǔtóu,bú'ài shàng jiù ài xià swinging an axe under the bed: if it doesn't hit the top it hits the bottom 碍了脸皮，饿了肚皮 àile liǎnpí, èle dùpí Mind your face-skin and you starve your belly-skin 车多碍辙，船多擦边 chē duō ài zhé, chuán duō cābiān too many carts block the ruts; too many boats scrape sides