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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
堵塞 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
堵塞 ＝ 堵 ＋ 塞
ㄉㄨˇ ㄙㄜˋ · dǔsè
verb — to block up, to clog; noun — a blockage (of a pipe, road, passage)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

堵to wall off, block (堵住)dǔ
塞to stop up, stuff full (阻塞)sè
堵塞，堵住的堵，阻塞的塞。
關 · Related
阻塞zǔsèhold-back-and-block — the same 塞, a near synonym暢通chàngtōngflowing freely — the opposite state