Definition
堵车 (dǔ chē) means 'to be stuck in traffic' — it specifically refers to traffic jams. Unlike the general verb 堵 (dǔ) 'to block' or the formal 堵塞 (dǔ sè) 'to clog, obstruct', 堵车 is a separable verb-object phrase used only for traffic.
verb
to be stuck in trafficto have a traffic jam
Examples
- 堵车。Jīntiān yòu dǔ chē le.There was a traffic jam again today.
- 。Wǒ dǔ le yí gè xiǎoshí de chē.I was stuck in traffic for an hour.
- 堵车，。Yīnwèi dǔ chē, wǒ chídào le.Because of a traffic jam, I was late.
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