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堵车

堵車
dǔchē
verb HSK 4 #10,126

Meanings

  1. 1 traffic jam; to be stuck in traffic
  2. 2 traffic congestion

Characters

堵
dǔ
to block; to jam
车
chē
vehicle; car
Blocked vehicles - a traffic jam.

Examples

HSK 5
早上堵车堵了一个小时。
Zǎoshang dǔchē dǔ le yígè xiǎoshí.
I was stuck in traffic for an hour this morning.
HSK 5
为了避免堵车，我早点出发。
Wèile bìmiǎn dǔchē, wǒ zǎodiǎn chūfā.
To avoid traffic, I leave early.
HSK 6
北京经常堵车。
Běijīng jīngcháng dǔchē.
Beijing often has traffic jams.

Tips

culture
Traffic jams in Chinese megacities are legendary. Beijing once had a 100-kilometer, 12-day traffic jam in 2010. 堵车 is one of the most common complaints in daily life.

Stroke Order

堵 dǔ
车 chē