chắn

noun

• chắn cạ Game of cards with each hand consisting of pairs
• Barrier
  • nhấc chắn cho xe xuống phà: to lift the barrier for a car to board a ferry-boat

verb

• To block, to bar, to obstruct, to stop, to hold back
  • chắn dòng nước: to hold back a stream
  • trồng cây chắn gió: to grow trees to stop winds
  • núi chắn ngang tầm mắt: the mountain blocked our view
  • chắn bóng: to stop a ball
• To partition
  • chắn buồng làm hai phòng nhỏ: