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拥挤

HSK 7-9Word · Verb · AdjectiveTraditional擁擠

crowded; congested

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Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

verb

to crowd together; to push and shove

Describes the action of people or things being densely packed and often moving or pushing against each other.

Qǐng请
dà大
jiā家
pái排
duì队
shàng上
chē车
 ,
bù不
yào要
yōng拥
jǐ挤
 。

Please queue up to get on the bus; don't crowd.

Dì地
tiě铁
gāo高
fēng峰
qī期
 ,
rén人
men们
dōu都
yōng拥
jǐ挤
zài在
chē车
xiāng厢
lǐ里
 。

During rush hour on the subway, people are all crammed into the train cars.

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Jié节
jià假
rì日
chē车
zhàn站
lǐ里
zǒng总
shì是
yōng拥
jǐ挤
bù不
kān堪
 。

The train station is always extremely crowded during holidays.

2.

adjective

crowded; congested; cramped

Describes a state where a place has too many people or objects for its size, creating a feeling of density and limited space.

Xīng星
qī期
tiān天
de的
cài菜
shì市
chǎng场
lǐ里
tè特
bié别
yōng拥
jǐ挤
 。

The farmers' market is particularly crowded on Sundays.

Zhè这
tiáo条
lǎo老
jiē街
dào道
tài太
zhǎi窄
le了
 ,
jiāo交
tōng通
fēi非
cháng常
yōng拥
jǐ挤
 。

This old street is too narrow, and the traffic is very congested.

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Zǎo早
gāo高
fēng峰
shí时
 ,
dì地
tiě铁
zhàn站
tái台
xiǎn显
dé得
gé格
wài外
yōng拥
jǐ挤
 。

During the morning rush hour, the subway platform appears especially crowded.

Wǒ我
men们
bù不
xiǎng想
yào要
yī一
gè个
yōng拥
jǐ挤
de的
bàn办
gōng公
shì室
 。

We don't want a cramped office.