堵车 in English: traffic jam; to get congested

dǔ chē

traffic jam; (of traffic) to get congested

HSK 42 syllablestones: 3 + 1

How to pronounce 堵车

dǔ chē (without tone marks: du che). dǔ is a third (low, dipping) tone; chē is a first (high, level) tone.

堵 dǔ
to block up (a road, pipe etc); to stop up (a hole); (fig.) (of a person) choked up with anxiety or stress

车 chē
car; vehicle; machine

出发那天，我因为高速公路堵车，晚到了机场。