traffic jam; congestion
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to be stuck in traffic; traffic congestion
dialectOriginally dialectal (common in Cantonese-speaking regions), now widely used across Mandarin-speaking areas in informal contexts. Can function as an intransitive verb or a nominalized concept.
Jīn今
tiān天
zǎo早
shang上
dà大
sāi塞
chē车
，
wǒ我
chí迟
dào到
le了
bàn半
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
。
There was a huge traffic jam this morning, and I was half an hour late.
Qián前
fāng方
lù路
duàn段
sāi塞
chē车
，
qǐng请
jià驾
shǐ驶
yuán员
rào绕
dào道
xíng行
shǐ驶
。
The road ahead is congested; drivers please take a detour.
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Měi每
féng逢
zhōu周
wǔ五
xià下
wǔ午
，
zhè这
tiáo条
lù路
dōu都
huì会
sāi塞
chē车
。
Every Friday afternoon, this road gets jammed with traffic.
Sāi塞
chē车
ràng让
wǒ我
xīn心
qíng情
biàn变
de得
hěn很
fán烦
zào躁
。
Being stuck in traffic puts me in a very irritable mood.