block; obstruct; clog
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to block up; to obstruct; to clog (of roads, waterways, traffic, etc.)
formalFormal and literary term used to describe serious congestion or blockage of traffic routes or waterways. More written and formal than 堵塞 or 阻塞.
Chē车
zhàn站
rù入
kǒu口
chù处
yōng壅
sè塞
de得
shuǐ水
xiè泄
bù不
tōng通
。
The entrance to the station was so packed that not even a drop of water could pass through.
Tái台
fēng风
guò过
hòu后
，
jiē街
dào道
shàng上
dào到
chù处
shì是
dǎo倒
xià下
de的
shù树
mù木
，
jiāo交
tōng通
yōng壅
sè塞
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
。
After the typhoon, fallen trees were everywhere on the streets, and traffic was blocked for several hours.
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Zhè这
tiáo条
hé河
dào道
yīn因
wèi为
lā垃
jī圾
tài太
duō多
ér而
yōng壅
sè塞
，
xū需
yào要
lì立
jí即
qīng清
lǐ理
。
This waterway is clogged with too much garbage and needs to be cleaned up immediately.