堆
pile up; pile; classifier; place name
Meanings
5 senses · 25 examplesverb
to pile up; to stack
Describes the action of gathering objects into a pile.
Grain fills the granaries, and fruits pile up into mountains.
Snow has piled up into a thick layer on the roof.
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The workers piled sand in the corner of the construction site.
Don't pile dirty clothes on the sofa.
Fallen leaves are piled in the corner of the garden.
verb
to heap; to gather into a pile
Focuses on the manual or tool-assisted action of forming a pile.
People on the threshing ground are heaping wheat straw.
Stack the books on the table.
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The children are piling sand on the beach.
He built a small house with building blocks.
Grandma piled dried vegetables into a clay jar.
noun
pile; heap
Often used with the diminutive suffix 儿 in colloquial speech.
firewood pile
There is a dirt pile by the roadside.
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The cat is hiding in the trash heap to sleep.
We piled the snow into a small snowman.
The pile of papers on the desk is taller than the dictionary.
noun
small hill (used in place names)
formalOnly used in specific proper place names, not for general hills.
Yanyu Dui is a large boulder at the entrance of Qutang Gorge on the Yangtze River.
Shuangduiji is an ancient town in Anhui Province.
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Many place names include the character 'dui', reflecting local landform features.
Jigong Dui is a small hill near my hometown.
This village is located between two small hills.
classifier
classifier for piled objects or groups of people
Used to count items that are naturally formed or arranged into piles, or groups of people.
a pile of loess
a crowd of people
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I bought a pile of fresh fruit.
A crowd of onlookers gathered by the roadside.
He stuffed a pile of old parts into his drawer.