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堵住

dǔ zhù · du zhu

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Meaning

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  1. to block up
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Whose car is that?

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，路上(lùshang)全是(quánshì)车(chē)，一辆(yīliàng)都(dōu)动不了(dòngbùliǎo)。

    Look, the road is full of cars. Not one can move.

  2. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)辆(liàng)白(bái)车(chē)停在(tíngzài)路中间(lùzhōngjiān)，把(bǎ)路(lù)堵住(dǔzhù)了(le)。

    A white car is parked in the middle of the road and blocks it.

  3. Dengdeng

    车主(chēzhǔ)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？真(zhēn)让(ràng)人(rén)生气(shēngqì)！

    Where is the owner? That is really annoying!

  4. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)车牌(chēpái)，那(nà)是(shì)你的(nǐde)车(chē)！

    Dengdeng, look at the plate. That is your car!

  5. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)停了(tíngle)五分钟(wǔfēnzhōng)，怎么(zěnme)就(jiù)把(bǎ)路(lù)堵住(dǔzhù)了(le)？

    What? I only parked for five minutes. How did it block the road?

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2 examples
01

有(yǒu)棵(kē)树(shù)倒(dǎo)了(le)下(xià)来(lái)，把(bǎ)路(lù)堵(dǔ)住(zhù)了(le)。

A fallen tree obstructed the road.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by U2FS · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

暴(bào)风(fēng)雨(yǔ)过(guò)后(hòu)，那(nà)条(tiáo)路(lù)被(bèi)倒(dǎo)下(xià)来(lái)的(de)树(shù)堵(dǔ)住(zhù)了(le)。

After the storm, the road was blocked with fallen trees.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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