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礙事

简碍事 · 繁礙事

Mandarin · pinyin ài shì

to be in the way; to be a hindrance
(usu. in the negative) to be of consequence; to matter

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事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
碍: ài · obstruct, hinder, block, deter

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4–4 · ai4 shi4

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verb

(intransitive, verb-object) to be in the way; to be a hindrance

adj

(often in the negative) serious; being of consequence

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