traffic jam (v.)
HSK 4
Traditional
堵車
Radicals
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Examples
今天早上上班时遇到了堵车。 jīntiān zǎoshang shàngbān shí yùdào le dǔchē. - Encountered traffic jam on the way to work this morning.
每天上下班都会遇到堵车。 měitiān shàng xiàbān dōu huì yùdào dǔchē. - Encounter traffic jams every day to and from work.
堵车的时候别着急。 dǔchē de shíhòu bié zhāojí. - Don't rush when there is traffic jam.
堵车导致了他迟到。 dǔchē dǎozhì le tā chídào. - Traffic jam made him late.
我一直等了一个小时，可是车堵住了。 wǒ yīzhí děng le yīgè xiǎoshí, kěshì chē dǔ zhù le. - I waited for an hour, but the cars got stuck.
Characters
车 chē - car, bus, vehicle |
堵 dǔ - suffocated, stifled; measure word for a wall |