A1 · reviewed · real-chinese

路上有点堵。

Traffic is a bit heavy.
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Scene

When to use it

Explaining why you are late or moving slowly because of traffic.

Risk

safe

This line is about road traffic. For crowded places, use 人很多 or 太挤了.

Literal

On the road a bit blocked.

堵 is the everyday short word for traffic being jammed. 路上 makes the scene clear.

Examples

Say it inside real sentences.

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01 Traffic is a bit heavy. I will arrive a little later.
02 Traffic is very heavy today.

Mini dialogue

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Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.

A Why are you not here yet?
B Traffic is a bit heavy.

Contrast

Do not blur these together.

01 Traffic is a bit heavy.
02 There are a bit many people.

Recall prompts

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01 · What does 路上有点堵。 mean?

Answer: Traffic is a bit heavy.

路上 means on the road; 堵 means blocked or jammed.

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02 · Fill the pinyin for 路上。

Answer: lù shang

路 is fourth tone; 上 is often light in this phrase.

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03 · Which line explains traffic delay?

Answer: 路上有点堵。

堵 is the key word for traffic jammed up.

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