packed tight; impenetrable
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
packed with people; crowded; impenetrable; watertight
neutralUsed to describe extreme crowding or tight encirclement, often in negative or emphatic contexts.
Guǎng广
chǎng场
shàng上
rén人
shān山
rén人
hǎi海
，
jǐ挤
de得
shuǐ水
xiè泄
bù不
tōng通
。
The square was packed with people, crowded to the point of being impenetrable.
Jǐng警
chá察
bǎ把
dà大
lóu楼
wéi围
de得
shuǐ水
xiè泄
bù不
tōng通
。
The police surrounded the building so tightly that not even water could leak out.
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Shāng商
chǎng场
cù促
xiāo销
qī期
jiān间
，
lǐ里
miàn面
jǐ挤
de得
shuǐ水
xiè泄
bù不
tōng通
。
During the mall's promotional period, it was packed to capacity inside.