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堆

duī · dui

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Meaning

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  1. to pile up
  2. to heap up
  3. a mass
  4. pile
  5. heap
  6. stack
  7. large amount
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A snowman in the park

  1. Liangliang

    下雪(xiàxuě)了(le)！我们(wǒmen)去(qù)公园(gōngyuán)堆(duī)雪人(xuěrén)吧(ba)。

    It snowed! Let's go build a snowman in the park.

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)来(lái)堆(duī)身体(shēntǐ)，你(nǐ)堆(duī)头(tóu)。

    Okay, I'll build the body, you build the head.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)堆(duī)了(le)一大堆(yīdàduī)雪(xuě)，可是(kěshì)不(bù)像(xiàng)头(tóu)。

    I made a big pile of snow, but it doesn't look like a head.

  4. Qiqi

    哈哈(hāhā)，这堆(zhèduī)雪(xuě)像(xiàng)一个(yīgè)白(bái)面包(miànbāo)。

    Ha ha, this pile of snow looks like a white loaf.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)就(jiù)卖(mài)面包(miànbāo)！一个(yīgè)五块钱(wǔkuàiqián)。

    Okay, then we sell bread! Five yuan each.

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2 examples
01

孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)正(zhèng)在(zài)海(hǎi)滩(tān)上(shàng)用(yòng)沙(shā)子(zi)堆(duī)沙(shā)堡(bǎo)。

Kids are building sand castles on the beach.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by ciwlx · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

桌(zhuō)子(zi)上(shàng)堆(duī)着(zhe)一(yí)大(dà)堆(duī)没(méi)洗(xǐ)的(de)衣(yī)服(fu)。

A big pile of unwashed clothes is heaped on the table.

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