堵车 (堵車)
dǔ chē
Pinyin

Definition

堵车 (堵車)
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dǔ chē
  1. traffic jam
  2. (of traffic) to get congested

Character Decomposition

Related Words (10)

堵
dǔ
  1. 1 to block up (a road, pipe etc)
  2. 2 to stop up (a hole)
  3. 3 (fig.) (of a person) choked up with anxiety or stress
  4. 4 wall (literary)
  5. 5 (classifier for walls)
堵车
dǔ chē
  1. 1 traffic jam
  2. 2 (of traffic) to get congested
堵塞
dǔ sè
  1. 1 to clog up
  2. 2 blockage
堵死
dǔ sǐ
  1. 1 to block (a road)
  2. 2 to plug (a hole)
  3. 3 to stop up
拥堵
yōng dǔ
  1. 1 (of traffic) to become congested
  2. 2 congestion

Idioms (3)

小洞不堵，大洞受苦
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng shòu kǔ
  1. 1 A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不堵，大洞吃苦
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng chī kǔ
  1. 1 a small hole not plugged will give you grief when it gets bigger (idiom)
  2. 2 a stitch in time saves nine
小洞不堵，大洞难补
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng nán bǔ
  1. 1 If you don't plug the small hole, the big hole will be hard to repair (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.

Sample Sentences

说的的一点儿没错，在高速公路上堵车等待也是常有的事，因为这种现象实在太普遍，还有些网路段子手拿这种现象来调侃。
shuōde de yīdiǎnr méicuò ，zài gāosùgōnglù shàng dǔchē děngdài yě shì chángyǒu de shì ，yīnwèi zhèzhǒng xiànxiàng shízài tài pǔbiàn ，hái yǒuxiē wǎnglù duànzishǒu ná zhèzhǒng xiànxiàng lái tiáokǎn 。
Yeah, ain't that the truth. People often find themselves waiting in a traffic jam on the highway and because it's so common a phenomenon, there are also lots of internet meme-makers mocking this state of affairs.
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在北京打车有时确实难如登天，北京大概是全宇宙堵车堵得最厉害的城市了，遇上拒绝载客还比较可能，在指定的候车点，不至于被宰。
zài Běijīng dǎchē yǒushí quèshí nán rú dēngtiān ，Běijīng dàgài shì quán yǔzhòu dǔchē dǔ de zuì lìhai de chéngshì le ，yùshàng jùjué zàikè hái bǐjiào kěnéng ，zài zhǐdìng de hòuchēdiǎn ，bùzhì yú bèi zǎi 。
Sometimes it's probable easier to witness a pig fly than to get a taxi in Beijing. Beijing also probably has the worst traffic jams in the universe. It's more likely that you'll be refused a ride then to be ripped off. If you get your taxi at specific waiting zones, it doesn't seem likely that you'd get ripped off.
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6.堵车堵得一塌糊涂，年轻司机恨不得插上翅膀飞回家。
.dǔchē dǔ de yìtāhútu ，niánqīng sījī hènbude chāshang chìbǎng fēi huíjiā 。
The traffic jam was in such a mess that the young driver wished he could put on his wings and fly home.
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没办法，堵车呢！
méibànfǎ ，dǔchē ne ！
There’s no way. There’s a traffic jam.
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你不知道，昨天一路都堵车，半路公交车还爆胎，花了两个小时才到！
nǐ bù zhīdào ，zuótiān yī lù dōu dǔchē ，bànlù gōngjiāochē hái bàotāi ，huā le liǎng gè xiǎoshí cái dào ！
Well, let me tell you! There was a traffic jam all the way there and the bus ended up with a flat tire. It took me two hours to get there!
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早一点出门，以免堵车，赶不上飞机。
zǎo yìdiǎn chūmén ，yǐmiǎn dǔchē ，gǎnbushàng fēijī 。
Head out a bit earlier. In case there is a traffic jam and you miss the flight.
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平时七莘路比较快，但现在是高峰，可能会堵车。
píngshí qīxīnlù bǐjiào kuài ，dàn xiànzài shì gāofēng ，kěnéng huì dǔchē 。
Qixin Road is usually quicker. But it is rush hour, there might be a traffic jam.
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我真想不通，你怎么那么坐得住。我男朋友也是，每次约会，他非要踩着点出门，结果路上一堵车，迟到是家常便饭，我发火了好几次都没用。
wǒ zhēn xiǎngbutōng ，nǐ zěnme nàme zuòdezhù 。wǒ nán péngyou yě shì ，měicì yuēhuì ，tā fēiyào cǎizhediǎn chūmén ，jiéguǒ lùshang yī dǔchē ，chídào shì jiāchángbiànfàn ，wǒ fāhuǒ le hǎojǐcì dōu méiyòng 。
I really can't work out how you can just sit there. My boyfriend is the same, every time we go on a date, he always leaves it until the last minute to leave the house, then he usually gets stuck in a traffic jam, so arriving late has become a daily occurrence, hassling him about it is no use.
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要一个多小时，而且二环和三环总是堵车。
yào yī gè duō xiǎoshí ，érqiě èr huán hé sān huán zǒngshì dǔchē 。
It would take more than one hour. And also there is always a traffic jam in ring two and three.
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很贵，然后又堵车。
hěn guì ，ránhòu yòu dǔchē 。
It's very expensive and there's also traffic.
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