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堵
dǔ
1. to stop up
2. (to feel) stifled or suffocated
3. wall
4. classifier for walls
Common • Top 7% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

堵
dǔ
wall; to stop, to prevent, to block
HSK 4 11 丶

Compound Words (19)

七堵
Qīdǔ
Chitu district of Keelung City [[基隆市<Jīlóngshì>]], Taiwan
围堵
wéidǔ
to besiege
堵住
dǔzhù
to block up
堵塞
dǔsè
to block
HSK 6
堵击
dǔjī
to intercept and attack (military)
堵死
dǔsǐ
to block (a road)
堵车
dǔchē
traffic jam
HSK 4
填堵
tiándǔ
to stuff
防堵
fángdǔ
to prevent
阿堵
ēdǔ
money
堵塞费
dǔsèfèi
congestion charge
堵床上
dǔchuángshàng
(coll.) to catch an adulterous couple in the act
阿堵物
ēdǔwù
money
七堵区
Qīdǔqū
Chitu district of Keelung City [[基隆市<Jīlóngshì>]], Taiwan
交通堵塞
jiāotōngdǔsè
traffic jam
小洞不堵沉大船
xiǎodòngbùdǔchéndàchuán
A small hole not plugged will sink a great ship.
小洞不堵，大洞难补
xiǎodòngbùdǔ,dàdòngnánbǔ
If you don't plug the small hole, the big hole will be hard to repair (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不堵，大洞受苦
xiǎodòngbùdǔ,dàdòngshòukǔ
A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不堵，大洞吃苦
xiǎodòngbùdǔ,dàdòngchīkǔ
A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
2,283
Word Frequency Rank
5,562 of 84,292