堵车

• 拼音: dǔ chē
• 汉字拆解: 堵 = 土 (earth) + 者 (phonetic component); 车 = simplified pictograph of a vehicle

含义

Traffic jam; traffic congestion. When vehicles on a road are stuck and unable to move freely.

One of the most commonly used phrases in Chinese urban life. Used both as a verb-object phrase (路上堵车了) and as a noun concept. Rush hour congestion is a daily topic of conversation in major Chinese cities.

例句

1. 早上上班的时候总是堵车，所以我提前半小时出门。
2. 因为堵车，我们差点赶不上飞机。
3. 下雨天堵车更严重。

用法指南

语境: traffic, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 路上堵车了，我可能要晚到。(There's a traffic jam — I might arrive late.)
• 这条路早高峰经常堵车。(This road often has traffic jams during morning rush hour.)

错误说法

• 用'堵车'描述没有车的道路拥堵 (Don't use 堵车 for non-vehicle congestion — for crowded pedestrian areas, say 人太多 or 拥挤)

起源与历史

Verb-object compound of 堵 (to block) and 车 (vehicle). Literally 'vehicles are blocked.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal