pile up masonry; use excessive ornate language
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to pile up; to build up with masonry
Literally refers to the construction technique of stacking bricks or stones and bonding them with mortar.
Gōng工
jiàng匠
men们
zhèng正
zài在
yòng用
shí石
tou头
duī堆
qì砌
yī一
dào道
ǎi矮
qiáng墙
。
The craftsmen are using stones to build a low wall.
Zhè这
zuò座
yuán园
lín林
lǐ里
de的
jiǎ假
shān山
shì是
rén人
gōng工
duī堆
qì砌
ér而
chéng成
de的
。
The rockery in this garden was artificially piled up.
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Yòng用
é鹅
luǎn卵
shí石
duī堆
qì砌
huā花
tán坛
de的
biān边
yuán缘
。
Use pebbles to build up the border of the flower bed.
verb
to use excessive ornate language; to pad writing
derogatoryFiguratively, a pejorative term for writing that is overloaded with fancy but empty words, lacking substance.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
méi没
yǒu有
shí实
zhì质
nèi内
róng容
，
zhǐ只
shì是
zài在
duī堆
qì砌
cí辞
zǎo藻
。
This article has no substance; it just piles up flowery language.
Hǎo好
de的
xiě写
zuò作
yīng应
gāi该
jiǎn简
jié洁
yǒu有
lì力
，
bì避
miǎn免
duī堆
qì砌
。
Good writing should be concise and powerful, avoiding verbal padding.
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Tā他
de的
bào报
gào告
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
duī堆
qì砌
de的
shù数
jù据
hé和
kōng空
dòng洞
de的
shù术
yǔ语
。
His report was filled with a pile-up of data and empty jargon.