堵住

dǔzhù
verb #7,495

Meanings

  1. 1 to block up
  2. 2 to plug
  3. 3 to seal off

Examples

HSK 3
Xiàshuǐdào bèi dǔzhù le.
The drain is blocked.
HSK 3
Jǐngchá dǔzhù le suǒyǒu de chūkǒu.
The police blocked all the exits.
HSK 5
Yòng bù bǎ dòng dǔzhù.
Plug the hole with cloth.

Tips

grammar
(zhù) as a verb complement indicates that an action is held firm or completed successfully: 堵住 (blocked firmly), 抓住 (grabbed hold of), 记住 (remembered firmly).

Stroke Order

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