堵塞

• Pinyin: dǔ sè
• Desglose de hanzi: 堵 = 土 (earth radical) + 者 (phonetic); 塞 = compound meaning to stop up or fill a gap

Significado

Obstruir; atascar; congestionar.

Common in traffic (交通堵塞), medical (血管堵塞), and infrastructure contexts. Also used figuratively for obstructed information channels or impeded policy flow. Implies a physical or functional obstruction preventing normal movement.

Ejemplos

1. 由于路面施工，城区主干道连续三天严重堵塞。
2. 下水道长期未疏通，导致管道完全堵塞。
3. 信息渠道堵塞使基层情况无法及时反映到管理层。

Guía de uso

Contexto: traffic, infrastructure, logistics

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 早高峰期间，市中心主要路口全部堵塞，通行时间延长至平时的三倍。(During the morning rush hour, all major intersections in the city center were completely congested, extending travel time to three times the norm.)
• 技术人员检查后发现，输油管道因异物堵塞导致供油中断。(After inspection, technicians found that the oil pipeline had been blocked by a foreign object, causing a supply interruption.)

Incorrecto

• 把嘴堵塞 — for silencing someone use 堵住某人的嘴 or 封住某人的嘴; 堵塞 describes physical or systemic obstruction, not silencing a person

Origen e historia

堵 (wall/block) + 塞 (plug/fill)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal