(bound form) to block; to obstruct

roof (宀) + earth (土) = blocked and sealed

The roof (宀) suggests an enclosed space, and the earth (土) beneath it creates an image of packed soil filling and blocking a passage. Together they evoke the idea of something sealed or stopped up tight.

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道路拥,很多车都走不了。

dào lù yōng sè, hěn duō chē dōu zǒu bu liǎo。

The road is congested; many cars cannot move at all.

网络堵会让数据传输变慢。

wǎng luò dǔ sè huì ràng shù jù chuán shū biàn màn。

Network congestion can make data transmission slow down.

Words with 塞

塞车

sāi chē

traffic jam

杜塞

dù sè

to stop

边塞

biān sài

frontier fortress

闭塞

bì sè

to stop up

闭塞眼睛捉麻雀

bì sè yǎn jīng zhuō má què

lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom)

闭目塞听

bì mù sè tīng

to shut one's eyes and stop one's ears

闭门塞窦

bì mén sè dòu

to close doors and block openings (idiom); mounting a strict defense

开塞露

kāi sài lù

glycerin enema

关塞

guān sài

border fort, esp. defending narrow valley

阻塞

zǔ sè

to block

阿克塞

ā kè sài

see 阿克塞哈薩克族自治縣|阿克塞哈萨克族自治县[A1 ke4 sai4 Ha1 sa4 ke4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]

阿克塞哈萨克族自治县

ā kè sài hā sà kè zú zì zhì xiàn

Aksay Kazakh Autonomous County, in Jiuquan City 酒泉市[Jiu3 quan2 Shi4], Gansu

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