sak1 ce1塞車塞车
Jyutpingsak1 ce1
Yalesāk chē
Definition
To have a traffic jam or road congestion, making vehicles unable to move.
colloquialtransportdaily actions
How it's used
Focus on the physical state of being stuck rather than just the abstract concept of congestion. It is frequently used as a verb phrase where the object is implied, but can also be used as a noun to describe the event itself. When describing the severity of the jam, it is common to add the complement 晒 to emphasize that everything is completely blocked.
Examples
The road is jammed with traffic to an absurd degree.
Have you left yet? There is a traffic jam outside.
Related words
Common phrases
severe traffic congestion
Common mistake
Avoid using it to describe crowds of people, as it is strictly reserved for vehicles. For people being crowded or packed together, use 逼 instead.
Grammar color guide
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Adjective
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Classifier
Particle
Connector
Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
