dense; thick; crowded
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
densely packed; thick with; crowded
literaryA descriptive state adjective (状态词), often used with "的" or in reduplicated form "密匝匝的" to modify nouns. Describes objects or people that are very close together.
Guǎng广
chǎng场
shàng上
mì密
zā匝
zā匝
de地
zhàn站
mǎn满
le了
rén人
。
The square was densely packed with people standing.
Shù树
shàng上
jiē结
zhe着
mì密
zā匝
zā匝
de的
guǒ果
zi子
。
The tree bore thick clusters of fruit.
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Cǎo草
cóng丛
lǐ里
chuán传
lái来
mì密
zā匝
zā匝
de的
chóng虫
míng鸣
shēng声
。
A dense chorus of insect chirping came from the grass.
Tā他
xiě写
de的
zì字
mì密
zā匝
zā匝
de的
，
yī一
diǎn点
er儿
kòng空
xì隙
dōu都
méi没
yǒu有
。
The characters he wrote were packed so densely there was no space at all.