堵 (dǔ) means Blocked. Below are 15 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
大雨造成了 堵 车。
Dà yǔ zàochéng le dǔchē.
The heavy rain caused traffic jams.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 造成
消防通道不能 堵 塞。
Xiāofáng tōngdào bù néng dǔsè.
The fire escape route must not be blocked.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 消防
早上这条路常常 堵 车。
Zǎoshang zhè tiáo lù chángcháng dǔchē.
This road often has traffic jams in the morning.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 堵车
因为 堵 车，我迟到了。
Yīnwèi dǔchē, wǒ chídào le.
I was late because of a traffic jam.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 堵车
这 堵 墙是用青砖砌的。
Zhè dǔ qiáng shì yòng qīng zhuān qì de.
This wall is built of grey brick.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 砖
早点出发可以避免 堵 车。
Zǎodiǎn chūfā kěyǐ bìmiǎn dǔchē.
Setting out early can avoid the traffic jams.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 避免
堵 车耽误了我们的行程。
Dǔchē dānwu le wǒmen de xíngchéng.
The traffic jam delayed our trip.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 耽误
下了大雨，因而路上很 堵 。
Xià le dà yǔ, yīn'ér lù shàng hěn dǔ.
It rained heavily, and as a result the roads were jammed.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 因而
医生说他的动脉有些 堵 塞。
Yīshēng shuō tā de dòngmài yǒuxiē dǔsè.
The doctor said his arteries are somewhat blocked.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 动脉
一场大雪造成了交通 堵 塞。
Yì chǎng dàxuě zàochéng le jiāotōng dǔsè.
Heavy snow caused a traffic jam.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 堵塞
新建的立交桥缓解了拥 堵 。
Xīn jiàn de lìjiāoqiáo huǎnjiě le yōngdǔ.
The newly built flyover has eased the congestion.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 立交桥
早点出发，免得路上 堵 车。
Zǎodiǎn chūfā, miǎnde lù shang dǔchē.
Set off early so as to avoid traffic on the way.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 免得
下水道 堵 塞了，水排不出去。
Xiàshuǐdào dǔsè le, shuǐ pái bu chūqù.
The drain is blocked and the water cannot get away.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 堵塞
新规定 堵 住了原来制度的弊端。
Xīn guīdìng dǔzhù le yuánlái zhìdù de bìduān.
The new rules closed the loopholes in the old system.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 弊端
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Words that contain 堵
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Questions about 堵
How is 堵 used in a sentence?
This page shows 15 sentences using 堵 (dǔ, "Blocked"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 堵 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 堵 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 堵?
The dictionary page for 堵 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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