How to say “block” in Chinese
block; jammed (road)
“Block” in Chinese is 堵, dǔ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
堵 is read dǔ. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 土 “earth”: to bury under earth. The right part 者 is the same as in 都.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “堵”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 堵. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 路上堵车了。lùshangdǔchēleThe road is jammed.
- 这条路每天早上都堵车zhètiáolùměitiānzǎoshangdōudǔchēThis road is jammed every morning.
- 要是堵车，我们就坐地铁。yàoshidǔchē,wǒmenjiùzuòdìtiěIf there's a traffic jam, we'll take the metro.
- 路上堵车我们赶不上飞机了lùshangdǔchē,wǒmengǎnbushàngfēijīleThe road is jammed, we're not going to make our flight.
- 要是路上堵车，我们还来得及吗？yàoshilùshangdǔchē,wǒmenháiláidejímaWhat if there's traffic on the way — will we still make it?
- 要是高速上堵车我们就换乘地铁yàoshigāosùshangdǔchē,wǒmenjiùhuànchéngdìtiěIf the expressway is jammed, we'll switch to the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “block” in Chinese?
“Block” in Chinese is 堵, pinyin dǔ.
What does 堵 mean?
堵 (dǔ) means “block; jammed (road)”.
How do you write 堵?
堵 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 堵?
堵 is read dǔ. Tones: dǔ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“block” in the lesson “Traffic and fines”
This word is from the topic “Transportation” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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