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塞车

sāi chē

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pinyin
sāi chē
simplified
塞车
traditional
塞車

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traffic jam

交通堵塞

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Heavy rush-hour traffic made him arrive half an hour late.

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早高峰严重塞车,他比平时晚到了半小时。

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