Usage note
堵表示阻住、堵塞。
dǔ biǎo shì zǔ zhù 、 dǔ sè。
堵 means to block or become clogged.
Context note
堵常用于道路、情绪和位置。
dǔ cháng yòng yú dào lù 、 qíng xù hé wèi zhì。
It is often used with roads, emotions, and position.
5 examples
路上很堵。
lù shang hěn dǔ。
The road is very congested.
他把门堵住了。
tā bǎ mén dǔ zhù le。
He blocked the door.
这里堵车了。
zhè lǐ dǔ chē le。
There is a traffic jam here.
心里堵得慌。
xīn lǐ dǔ dé huāng。
I feel blocked up inside.
别把下水道堵住。
bié bǎ xià shuǐ dào dǔ zhù。
Do not block the drain.
5 mini stories
下班的时候，路上很堵。
xià bān de shí hòu， lù shang hěn dǔ。
When work ended, the road was very congested.
他用箱子把门堵住。
tā yòng xiāng zǐ bǎ mén dǔ zhù。
He used a box to block the door.
妈妈说东西不要堵在路上。
mā ma shuō dōng xī bú yào dǔ zài lù shang。
Mom said not to block things on the road.
那件事让他心里有点堵。
nà jiàn shì ràng tā xīn lǐ yǒu diǎn dǔ。
That matter made him feel a bit blocked up inside.
老师提醒大家不要堵在门口。
lǎo shī tí xǐng dà jiā bú yào dǔ zài mén kǒu。
The teacher reminded everyone not to block the doorway.
Mini dialogue
路上堵车
A
今天路上怎么这么堵？
Jīntiān lùshang zěnme zhème dǔ?
Why is the road so blocked today?
B
前面好像有事故，把路堵住了。
Qiánmiàn hǎoxiàng yǒu shìgù, bǎ lù dǔzhù le.
There seems to be an accident ahead, blocking the road.
水槽堵了
A
水槽堵了，水流不下去。
Shuǐcáo dǔ le, shuǐ liú bù xiàqù.
The sink is clogged, the water won't go down.
B
我来看看是什么堵住了。
Wǒ lái kànkan shì shénme dǔzhù le.
Let me see what's blocking it.
Related words and contrasts
similar
塞
sāi
to stuff; to clog
堵 and 塞 both mean to block or clog.
opposite
通
tōng
to be open; to flow
通 means unblocked or flowing, opposite of 堵.