堵

To block up (a road, pipe etc) in Chinese: 堵 (dǔ)

dǔ

to block up (a road, pipe etc)

HSK 3.0 Level 41 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to block up (a road, pipe etc)
  2. 2to stop up (a hole)
  3. 3(fig.) (of a person) choked up with anxiety or stress
  4. 4wall (literary)
  5. 5(classifier for walls)

Stroke order

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堵

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄨˇ

dǔ

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 这条路又堵了，我们迟到了。

    zhè tiáo lù yòu dǔ le， wǒ men chí dào le。

    This road is jammed again, we're late.

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Related words

堵车

dǔ chē

traffic jam

堵塞

dǔ sè

to clog up

对付

duì fu

to handle

多次

duō cì

many times

多年

duō nián

many years

多样

duō yàng

diverse

多种

duō zhǒng

many kinds of

恶心

ě xīn

nausea

而是

ér shì

rather

耳机

ěr jī

headphones

二手

èr shǒu

indirectly acquired

法

fǎ

law

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