to block, obstruct, or stop up
Animated Stroke Order 堵
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HSK Vocabulary: 堵
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 堵 is used in context
1
zǎo早
shàng上
shàng上
bān班
lù路
shang上
jīng经
cháng常
dǔ堵
chē车
。
There are often traffic jams on the way to work in the morning
2
shuǐ水
guǎn管
dǔ堵
sè塞
xū需
yào要
zhǎo找
rén人
xiū修
lǐ理
。
The blocked water pipe needs to be repaired by someone
3
qǐng请
bǎ把
mén门
dǔ堵
zhù住
bú不
ràng让
fēng风
jìn进
lái来
。
Please block the door to keep the wind out
4
jīn今
tiān天
lù路
shàng上
dǔ堵
chē车
le了
。
There is traffic congestion on the road today.
5
yīn因
wèi为
dǔ堵
chē车
，
wǒ我
shàng上
bān班
chí迟
dào到
le了
。
I was late for work because of the traffic jam.
6
wèi为
le了
bì避
miǎn免
dǔ堵
chē车
，
tā他
měi每
tiān天
hěn很
zǎo早
jiù就
chū出
mén门
。
To avoid traffic congestion, he leaves home very early every day.
7
shuǐ水
guǎn管
dǔ堵
sè塞
le了
。
The water pipe is clogged.
8
jiāo交
tōng通
dǔ堵
sè塞
ràng让
wǒ我
chí迟
dào到
le了
。
The traffic jam made me late.
9
tā他
de的
bí鼻
zi子
dǔ堵
sè塞
le了
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
shuō说
huà话
shēng声
yīn音
yǒu有
diǎn点
mèn闷
。
His nose is blocked, so his voice sounds a bit muffled.
Information
Traditional堵
Radical土
Strokes11
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#768
Zhuyinㄉㄨˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+5835
CangjieYGHR
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
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