Chinese Word: 堆 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

堆HSK 5

Pinyin: duī

English Definition: to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount

Chinese Definition:
①堆积。［合］堆堵(堆积堵塞)；堆绢(堆纱花。用彩绢制成花鸟人物形状，缀附于屏障上)；堆山塞海(形容财物极为丰富)；堆红(漆器上所堆成的朱色花纹)；堆案(累积案头。指积压很多文书)。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 土

Pictophonetic:隹 indicates the sound; 土 (earth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 土 [ tǔ ] soil, earth; items made of earth
- 隹 [ zhuī ] short-tailed bird; sparrow

Similar Characters: 惟址椎

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堆积HSK 6	duī jī	to pile up; to heap; accumulation
堆放HSK 5	duī fàng	to pile up; to stack
反应堆HSK 5	fǎn yìng duī	reactor
火堆HSK 5	huǒ duī	bonfire; to open fire
堆砌	duī qì	lit. to pile up (bricks); to pack; fig. to pad out (writing with fancy phrases); ornate rhetoric

1		tā 她 zhèng zài 正在 xǐ 洗 yì duī 一堆 píng guǒ 苹果。 She is washing a pile of apples.
2		chuāng tái 窗台 shàng 上 duī 堆 zhe 着 yì xiē 一些 zá wù 杂物。 There were some odds and ends piled up on the windowsill.
3		tā 他 bǎ 把 yì duī 一堆 shū 书 jiè 借 gěi 给 le 了 wǒ 我。 He lent me a pile of books.
4		chuāng wài 窗外 de 的 tǔ duī 土堆 dǎng zhù 挡住 le 了 yáng guāng 阳光。 The pile of dirt outside the window blocked the sunlight.
5		tā yòng 他用 mù tou 木头 zuò 做 le 了 yì duī 一堆 wán jù 玩具。 He made a heap of toys with wood.

1		tā 她 zhèng zài 正在 xǐ 洗 yì duī 一堆 píng guǒ 苹果。 She is washing a pile of apples.
2		chuāng tái 窗台 shàng 上 duī 堆 zhe 着 yì xiē 一些 zá wù 杂物。 There were some odds and ends piled up on the windowsill.
3		tā 他 bǎ 把 yì duī 一堆 shū 书 jiè 借 gěi 给 le 了 wǒ 我。 He lent me a pile of books.
4		chuāng wài 窗外 de 的 tǔ duī 土堆 dǎng zhù 挡住 le 了 yáng guāng 阳光。 The pile of dirt outside the window blocked the sunlight.
5		tā yòng 他用 mù tou 木头 zuò 做 le 了 yì duī 一堆 wán jù 玩具。 He made a heap of toys with wood.