gon1 jiu5干擾干扰
Jyutpinggon1 jiu5
Yalegōn yíuh
Definition
To interfere, disrupt, or obstruct.
neutralworkcommunication
How it's used
While often used in formal or technical contexts like signal interference or legal matters, it can also describe someone being a nuisance in daily life. It implies a more deliberate or significant disruption compared to just being noisy or annoying. Use it when someone is actively preventing a task from being completed or a process from running smoothly.
Examples
Was their conversation interrupted?
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 騷擾, which specifically carries a sense of harassment or pestering someone personally. 干擾 is more neutral and often relates to processes, signals, or abstract flow, whereas 騷擾 is almost always about bothering a person.
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Grammar guides
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