pile up like a mountain; accumulate
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to pile up like a mountain; to accumulate in great quantity
literaryLiterary usage describing things piled extremely high. Often used in written Chinese to emphasize abundance.
Cāng仓
kù库
lǐ里
huò货
wù物
shān山
jī积
，
yī一
shí时
nán难
yǐ以
qīng清
diǎn点
。
Goods were piled up like mountains in the warehouse, making it difficult to inventory them for the moment.
Àn案
dú牍
shān山
jī积
，
gōng公
wù务
fán繁
máng忙
，
tā他
yǐ已
lián连
xù续
jiā加
bān班
shù数
rì日
。
Documents were piled mountain-high, official duties were heavy, and he had worked overtime for several consecutive days.
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Lián连
nián年
fēng丰
shōu收
，
liáng粮
shi食
shān山
jī积
，
bǎi百
xìng姓
ān安
jū居
lè乐
yè业
。
With consecutive years of bumper harvests, grain accumulated like mountains, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.