to block up (a road, pipe etc); to stop up (a hole)

HSK 4 #2284

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 2284th character
Radical ⼟ (32.9)
Strokes 11
Index # 2161

Definitions

堵 dǔ
  1. 1. to block up (a road, pipe etc)
  2. 2. to stop up (a hole)
  3. 3. (fig.) (of a person) choked up with anxiety or stress
  4. 4. (classifier for walls)
  5. 5. wall (literary)

Stroke order

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Words containing 堵

Word Meaning
(of traffic) to get congested; traffic jam
to clog up; blockage
to block up
congestion; (of traffic) to become congested
to surround; to blockade; to hem in
Chitu district of Keelung City jī lóng shì, Taiwan
Chitu district of Keelung City jī lóng shì, Taiwan
Chitu district of Keelung City jī lóng shì, Taiwan
traffic jam; road congestion
to surround; to blockade; to hem in
traffic congestion fee
traffic congestion fee
(coll.) to catch an adulterous couple in the act
to intercept and attack (military)
to intercept and attack (military)
to block (a road); to stop up; to plug (a hole)
(of traffic) to get congested; traffic jam
to stuff; to cram into
A small hole not plugged will sink a great ship.
fix small problems early; or they grow
fix small problems early; act before it grows
fix small problems early; act before it’s big
fix small problems early; act in time
congestion; (of traffic) to become congested
to make people feel even more stressed or annoyed (coll.)
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