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堵车

dǔ chē · du che

Traditional 堵車

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. traffic jam
  2. (of traffic) to get congested
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Faster than a taxi

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)坐(zuò)出租车(chūzūchē)去(qù)你(nǐ)家(jiā)，可是(kěshì)堵车(dǔchē)了(le)。

    I am taking a taxi to your place, but there is a traffic jam.

  2. Liangliang

    又(yòu)堵车(dǔchē)了(le)？下车(xiàchē)走路(zǒulù)吧(ba)。

    A jam again? Get out and walk.

  3. Dengdeng

    走路(zǒulù)要(yào)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)！

    Walking takes an hour!

  4. Liangliang

    骑(qí)共享单车(gòngxiǎngdānchē)吧(ba)，它(tā)不(bù)会(huì)堵车(dǔchē)。

    Take a shared bike. Bikes do not get stuck in traffic.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)主意(zhǔyi)。我(wǒ)骑(qí)了(le)十(shí)分钟(fēnzhōng)就(jiù)到(dào)了(le)。

    Good idea. I rode ten minutes and arrived.

  6. Liangliang

    是不是(shìbùshì)比(bǐ)堵车(dǔchē)快(kuài)多(duō)了(le)？

    Much faster than sitting in a jam, right?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

因(yīn)为(wèi)堵(dǔ)车(chē)， 我(wǒ)开(kāi)会(huì)迟(chí)到(dào)了(le)。

Because there was traffic, I was late to the meeting.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by Artfanster · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)现(xiàn)在(zài)出(chū)门(mén)的(de)话(huà)，肯(kěn)定(dìng)会(huì)堵(dǔ)车(chē)的(de)。

If you leave now, I'm sure you'll be caught in a traffic jam.

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

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堵
dǔ

to block up (a road, pipe etc); to stop up (a hole)

车
chē

car; vehicle

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