Word: 绊脚石 (bànjiǎoshí) Traditional: 絆腳石 绊脚石 dictionary entry bànjiǎoshí stumbling block; obstacle; someone who gets in your way Full dictionary entry for 绊脚石 Example sentences using 绊脚石 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 他总是故意给同事当绊脚石。 Tā zǒngshì gùyì gěi tóngshì dāng bànjiǎoshí. He always deliberately gets in his colleagues' way. 害怕失败成了他最大的绊脚石。 Hàipà shībài chéng le tā zuì dà de bànjiǎoshí. Fear of failure became his biggest stumbling block.