添堵
tiān dǔ
Pinyin

Definition

添堵
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tiān dǔ
  1. to make people feel even more stressed or annoyed (coll.)
  2. to make traffic congestion even worse

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

堵
dǔ
  1. 1 to block up (a road, pipe etc)
  2. 2 to stop up (a hole)
  3. 3 (fig.) (of a person) choked up with anxiety or stress
  4. 4 wall (literary)
  5. 5 (classifier for walls)
堵车
dǔ chē
  1. 1 traffic jam
  2. 2 (of traffic) to get congested
添
tiān
  1. 1 to add
  2. 2 to increase
  3. 3 to replenish
堵住
dǔ zhù
  1. 1 to block up
堵塞
dǔ sè
  1. 1 to clog up
  2. 2 blockage
堵死
dǔ sǐ
  1. 1 to block (a road)
  2. 2 to plug (a hole)
  3. 3 to stop up
增添
zēng tiān
  1. 1 to add
  2. 2 to increase
拥堵
yōng dǔ
  1. 1 (of traffic) to become congested
  2. 2 congestion
添加
tiān jiā
  1. 1 to add
  2. 2 to increase
添堵
tiān dǔ
  1. 1 to make people feel even more stressed or annoyed (coll.)
  2. 2 to make traffic congestion even worse
加添
jiā tiān
  1. 1 augment
  2. 2 add
围堵
wéi dǔ
  1. 1 to blockade
  2. 2 to surround
  3. 3 to hem in
填堵
tián dǔ
  1. 1 to stuff
  2. 2 to cram into
如虎添翼
rú hǔ tiān yì
  1. 1 lit. like a tiger that has grown wings
  2. 2 with redoubled power (idiom)
添丁
tiān dīng
  1. 1 to add a son to the family
添乱
tiān luàn
  1. 1 (coll.) to cause trouble for sb
  2. 2 to inconvenience
添加剂
tiān jiā jì
  1. 1 additive
  2. 2 food additive
添加物
tiān jiā wù
  1. 1 additive
添油加醋
tiān yóu jiā cù
  1. 1 lit. to add oil and vinegar
  2. 2 fig. adding details while telling a story (to make it more interesting)
添砖加瓦
tiān zhuān jiā wǎ
  1. 1 lit. contribute bricks and tiles for a building (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to do one's bit to help

Idioms (7)

如虎添翼
rú hǔ tiān yì
  1. 1 lit. like a tiger that has grown wings
  2. 2 with redoubled power (idiom)
小洞不堵，大洞受苦
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng shòu kǔ
  1. 1 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
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng chī kǔ
  1. 1 a small hole not plugged will give you grief when it gets bigger (idiom)
  2. 2 a stitch in time saves nine
小洞不堵，大洞难补
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng nán bǔ
  1. 1 If you don't plug the small hole, the big hole will be hard to repair (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.
添砖加瓦
tiān zhuān jiā wǎ
  1. 1 lit. contribute bricks and tiles for a building (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to do one's bit to help
画蛇添足
huà shé tiān zú
  1. 1 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
  2. 2 to overdo it
锦上添花
jǐn shàng tiān huā
  1. 1 lit. on brocade, add flowers (idiom); to decorate sth already perfect
  2. 2 gilding the lily

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