Definition & Meaning

(of people, vehicles, ships, etc.) congest; jam

Word usage

Words with yong se

yōng sè

拥 塞

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v.(of people, vehicles, ships, etc.) congest; jam
- chéng mén rù kǒu yōng sè de shuǐ xiè bù tōng
  城门入口拥塞得水泄不通。
  The entrance to the city gate was so jammed as to be impassable.
- jiē dào shí fēn yōng sè
  街道十分拥塞
  streets jammed with traffic
- tū fā xìng de wǎng luò yōng sè
  突发性的网络拥塞
  bursty internet traffic
- shí fēn yōng sè de jiāo tōng
  十分拥塞的交通
  congested traffic
- jiāo tōng wán quán yōng sè le jiē dào
  交通完全拥塞了街道。
  The traffic jam filled the street up completely.
synonym
dǔ sè堵塞 zǔ sè阻塞 bì sè闭塞 bì sè蔽塞
antonym
chàng tōng畅通 shū tōng疏通

Word usage

Note
"塞" cannot be pronounced as "sāi" in "拥塞".

Chinese words with pinyin yong se

yōng sè壅塞congested

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