🚦 Chinese in a Minute | 堵车
堵车 dǔ chē
Meaning: traffic jam
🧠 Picture this:
Cars everywhere. No one moves. You press the horn… nothing happens 😅
👉 That’s 堵车.
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🔍 Word Breakdown (easy to remember)
• 堵 = blocked
• 车 = car
➡️ Cars are blocked = 堵车
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🗣 Real-life Mini Dialogue
👩💼 A: 你怎么这么晚?
Nǐ zěnme zhème wǎn?
(Why are you so late?)
🚗 B: 路上堵车了!
Lùshang dǔchē le!
(Traffic jam!)
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📌 Useful Sentences
😐 Normal
今天路上有点儿堵车。
Jīntiān lùshang yǒu diǎnr dǔchē.
(Traffic is a little heavy today.)
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😩 Complaint
每天早上都堵车,太累了!
Měitiān zǎoshang dōu dǔchē, tài lèi le!
(There’s traffic every morning. So tiring!)
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❓ Question
现在还堵车吗?
Xiànzài hái dǔchē ma?
(Is it still jammed?)
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🆚 Common Confusion
• 堵车 = traffic jam
• 很堵 = very crowded (road or people)
👉 堵车 is only for cars, not people walking.
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🎯 One-minute memory tip
When you’re late, stressed, and stuck in traffic…
💬 Just say: “堵车了!”
Everyone understands instantly 😄
If you want, I can make this even more like a short video script or do the same style for words like 迟到, 迷路, or 排队 🚶♂️📘