堵车

dǔ chē

HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. traffic jam
2. (of traffic) to get congested

Word relationships

Register variants

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• 塞车 sāi chē 塞车 sāi chē traffic jam 堵车 is more common in northern China; 塞车 is more common in southern China and Taiwan.: traffic jam

Related words

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• 交通堵塞 jiāo tōng dǔ sè 交通堵塞 jiāo tōng dǔ sè road congestion 交通堵塞 is a more formal noun phrase meaning 'traffic congestion'.: road congestion
• 拥挤 yōng jǐ 拥挤 yōng jǐ crowded 拥挤 is a general adjective for 'crowded', applicable to places or traffic.: crowded

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used with intensifiers like 很堵车 (hěn dǔchē) for 'very congested' and 非常堵车 (fēicháng dǔchē) for 'extremely congested'.

Example Sentences

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为了避免 堵车 ，我们早点出发吧。

To avoid traffic, let's leave a bit earlier.

早上这里经常 堵车 。

There are often traffic jams here in the morning.

下雨天，路上免不了 堵车 。

On rainy days, traffic jams are unavoidable.

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Child Words of 堵车

• 堵 堵 dǔ: to block up (a road, pipe etc)
• 车 车 chē: car
• 车 车 jū: war chariot (archaic)