How to Say ‘Badly jammed’ in Simplified Chinese
堵得厉害
dǔ dé lì hài
[dǔ duh lìhai]
💬 Usage Tip: Put 得厉害 (de lì hai) after a verb or adjective to say it is happening to a bad degree: 疼得厉害 "hurts badly", 吵得厉害 "really noisy".
Phrase Breakdown
堵
dǔ
[dǔ]
to be jammed; blocked
Describes traffic congestion or something being blocked.
路上很堵。
The road is very congested.
得
dé
[duh]
complement marker
得 is placed after a verb to describe the result or degree, like 'done in a certain way.'
你今天穿得很有味道。
You’re dressed with a lot of style today.
厉害
lì hài
[lìhai]
severely; terribly
Used after 得 to mean something happens to a serious degree.
他咳嗽得厉害。
He is coughing badly.
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