堵塞
dǔsè
to block; to obstruct; blockage
Characters in this word
塞 sāi
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 土 — soil, earth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 暴雨过后，淤泥和塑料垃圾堵塞了排水系统，导致低洼地区整夜积水。 Bàoyǔ guòhòu, yūní hé sùliào lājī dǔsè le páishuǐ xìtǒng, dǎozhì dīwā dìqū zhěngyè jīshuǐ. After the heavy rain, silt and plastic rubbish blocked the drainage system, leaving low-lying areas flooded all night.
- 落叶堵塞了门口的下水道。 Luòyè dǔsè le ménkǒu de xiàshuǐdào. Fallen leaves clogged the drain at the door.
- 早高峰时，主要路口经常堵塞。 Zǎo gāofēng shí, zhǔyào lùkǒu jīngcháng dǔsè. During the morning rush hour, the main intersections are often jammed.
Related words
- 堵 dǔ to block
- 堵车 dǔchē traffic jam
- 塞 sāi to stuff, cork
- 隔离 gélí to isolate; to separate; to quarantine
- 积 jī to accumulate; to store up
- 遍布 biànbù to spread all over; to be found everywhere
- 底层 dǐcéng lowest level; grassroots; underlying layer
- 方圆 fāngyuán circumference; within a radius; surrounding area
- 重重 chóngchóng layer upon layer; numerous; one after another
- 边远 biānyuǎn remote; far-flung
- 重合 chónghé to coincide; to overlap
- 矗立 chùlì to stand tall; to tower