gridlock in Chinese
gridlock in Chinese is 交通堵塞 — gridlock means a traffic jam so severe that vehicles cannot move in any direction; also used for a complete standstill in progress or negotiations.
gridlock in Chinese
交通堵塞
Pronounced: jiāo tōng dǔ sè
(road transport) A condition of total, interlocking traffic congestion on the streets or highways of a crowded city, in which no one can move because everyone is in someone else's way.
What does "gridlock" mean?
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noun A traffic jam so severe that vehicles cannot move in any direction; also used for a complete standstill in progress or negotiations.
"Rush hour turned the entire downtown into gridlock."
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verb To bring to a complete standstill.
"A jackknifed truck gridlocked the highway for hours."
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gridlock in a sentence
- Rush hour turned the entire downtown into gridlock.
- Political gridlock in Congress stalled the bill for months.
- A jackknifed truck gridlocked the highway for hours.
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What is "gridlock" in Chinese?
"gridlock" in Chinese is 交通堵塞. gridlock means: A traffic jam so severe that vehicles cannot move in any direction; also used for a complete standstill in progress or negotiations.
How do you pronounce 交通堵塞?
"gridlock" in Chinese is 交通堵塞, pronounced "jiāo tōng dǔ sè".
How do you use "gridlock" in a sentence?
Example: "Rush hour turned the entire downtown into gridlock." In Chinese, "gridlock" is 交通堵塞.
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