堵

dǔ

to block up; stifled; measure word for walls

verbadjectivemeasure wordHSK 3.0 word list · Band 5
Dictionary entry

to block up (a road, pipe etc); to stop up (a hole); (fig.) (of a person) choked up with anxiety or stress

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堵

See it in sentences

门口堵住了。

Ménkǒu dǔ zhù le.

English

The doorway is blocked.

路上堵了很多车。

Lùshang dǔ le hěn duō chē.

English

The road is jammed with cars.

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