Chinese word dictionary

拥堵

yōng dǔ · (of traffic) to become congested; congestion

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Word information

Simplified拥堵

Traditional擁堵

Pinyinyōng dǔ

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

拥yōng

to have, to hold; to embrace, to hug; to flock, to throng

堵dǔ

wall; to stop, to prevent, to block

How to learn 拥堵

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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堵车dǔchē

traffic jam; (of traffic) to get congested

堵dǔ

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

拥抱yōngbào

to embrace; to hug

拥有yōngyǒu

to have; to possess

拥挤yōngjǐ

crowded; to throng; congestion

簇拥cùyōng

to crowd around; to escort