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English

1. traffic jam
2. (of traffic) to get congested

Examples

• 因为堵车， 我开会迟到了。

  Because there was traffic, I was late to the meeting.

  Tatoeba · crescat CC BY

• 现在才6点半，怎么会堵车呢？

  How can there be a traffic jam now, as late as 6 o'clock?

  Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

• 你現在出門的話，肯定會堵車的。

  If you leave now, I'm sure you'll be caught in a traffic jam.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 快要到早上的繁忙時段了，我們還不出發就要堵車了。

  If we don't hit the road soon, we'll get caught in the morning rush hour traffic.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY