Chinese word

堵

Pronunciation

Pinyindǔ

Meaning

  • verbbe jammed

Example

上班高峰期，路上堵得很严重。shàng bān gāo fēng qī lù shàng dǔ de hěn yán zhòng

The roads are heavily congested during rush hour.

Illustration for 堵 (be jammed)

More examples

周末景区门口常常堵车。zhōu mò jǐng qū mén kǒu cháng cháng dǔ chē

The entrance to the scenic area is often jammed with traffic on weekends.

Core concept

Something fills or closes an opening until movement stalls, whether the movement is traffic, people, or liquid.

Common phrases

  • 堵车dǔ chē

    be jammed with traffic

  • 堵在路上dǔ zài lù shàng

    be stuck on the road

Similar words

拥堵yōng dǔ: Makes a road heavily crowded with vehicles or people, so traffic moves very slowly.
堵塞dǔ sè: Blocks a hole, passage, or channel with something, stopping or greatly reducing movement through it.
阻碍zǔ ài: Hinders the progress or development of something by creating an obstacle.
挡住dǎng zhù: Blocks a road, entrance, or line of sight with a person or object.

Definition in Chinese

表示因阻塞而无法通行或流动，既可描述车辆、人群等造成的交通拥堵，也可作为动词表示把通道用物品或动作封闭。biǎo shì yīn zǔ sè ér wú fǎ tōng xíng huò liú dòng jì kě miáo shù chē liàng rén qún děng zào chéng de jiāo tōng yōng dǔ yě kě zuò wéi dòng cí biǎo shì bǎ tōng dào yòng wù pǐn huò dòng zuò fēng bì

Word origin

堵 (dǔ, "block") originally referred to an earthen wall or barrier, and its meaning extended from the barrier itself to the act of stopping passage.

Usage tips

  • This verb can describe a road, doorway, or flow, so the subject may be the thing experiencing the blockage rather than the person causing it.

Other meanings

  • blockverb
  • clogverb

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