fáng

to hinder

(in the negative or interrogative) (no) harm; (what) harm

woman (女) + direction (方) = to hinder

女 carries the semantic weight here, evoking the idea of someone being blocked or impeded. 方 gives the sound fáng and doesn't add meaning.

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你去问一下,也无

nǐ qù wèn yī xià, yě wú fáng。

You can go ask, it won't hurt either.

这件事不先放一放,等大家都冷静下来再说。

zhè jiàn shì bù fáng xiān fàng yi fàng, děng dà jiā dōu lěng jìng xià lái zài shuō。

It wouldn't hurt to set this matter aside for now and talk about it after everyone has calmed down.

Words with 妨

不妨

bù fáng

there is no harm in; might as well

但说无妨

dàn shuō wú fáng

there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)

何妨

hé fáng

what harm is there in (doing sth)

妨功害能

fáng gōng hài néng

to constrain and limit successful, capable people

妨害

fáng hài

to jeopardize

妨害公务

fáng hài gōng wù

(law) obstructing government administration

妨碍

fáng ài

to hinder

妨碍球

fáng ài qiú

(golf) stymie

无妨

wú fáng

no harm (in doing it)

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