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拥挤

yōng jǐ · yong ji

Traditional 擁擠

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. crowded
  2. to throng
  3. congestion
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A crowded subway

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)早上(zǎoshang)地铁(dìtiě)太(tài)拥挤(yōngjǐ)了(le)。

    The subway was so crowded this morning.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)是(shì)。我(wǒ)被(bèi)挤(jǐ)在(zài)角落(jiǎoluò)里(lǐ)。

    Me too. I was squeezed into a corner.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)不(bù)坐(zuò)公交车(gōngjiāochē)？

    Why do you not take the bus?

  4. Dengdeng

    公交车(gōngjiāochē)也(yě)很(hěn)拥挤(yōngjǐ)，有时候(yǒushíhou)更(gèng)拥挤(yōngjǐ)。

    The bus is crowded too. Sometimes it is even more crowded.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)骑车(qíchē)吧(ba)，路上(lùshang)不(bù)拥挤(yōngjǐ)。

    Then ride a bike. The road is not crowded.

  6. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)要(yào)两个(liǎnggè)小时(xiǎoshí)，我(wǒ)到(dào)公司(gōngsī)的(de)时候(shíhou)，别人(biéren)已经(yǐjīng)下班(xiàbān)了(le)。

    But it takes two hours. When I arrive, everyone has left work.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

火(huǒ)车(chē)拥(yōng)挤(jǐ)极(jí)了(le)，我(wǒ)整(zhěng)趟(tàng)车(chē)程(chéng)都(dōu)没(méi)有(yǒu)位(wèi)子(zi)坐(zuò)。

The train was so crowded that I had to stand all the way.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

上(shàng)下(xià)班(bān)时(shí)间(jiān)，公(gōng)共(gòng)汽(qì)车(chē)特(tè)别(bié)拥(yōng)挤(jǐ)。

The busses are especially crowded during rush hour.

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

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