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挤

jǐ · ji

Traditional 擠

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to crowd in
  2. to cram in
  3. to force others aside
  4. to press
  5. to squeeze
  6. to find (time in one's busy schedule)
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The night market crowd

  1. Dengdeng

    夜市(yèshì)里(lǐ)人(rén)真(zhēn)多(duō)，好(hǎo)挤(jǐ)！

    So many people at the night market! It's so crowded!

  2. Liangliang

    跟(gēn)紧(jǐn)我(wǒ)，别(bié)走丢(zǒudiū)了(le)。

    Stay close to me. Don't get lost.

  3. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)？我(wǒ)挤(jǐ)不过去(bùguòqù)了(le)。

    Where are we going? I can't squeeze through.

  4. Liangliang

    去(qù)那个(nàge)卖(mài)烤玉米(kǎoyùmǐ)的(de)摊位(tānwèi)。你(nǐ)看(kàn)！

    To that grilled corn stall. Look!

  5. Dengdeng

    所有人(suǒyǒurén)都(dōu)在(zài)那个(nàge)摊位(tānwèi)前(qián)，我们(wǒmen)也(yě)挤(jǐ)进去(jìnqù)吧(ba)！

    Everyone is at that stall. Let us squeeze in too!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

学(xué)生(sheng)们(men)都(dōu)挤(jǐ)在(zài)那(nà)里(lǐ)。那(nà)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)什(shén)么(me)？

The students are all crowding around something. What is that?

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

02

早(zǎo)上(shang)地(dì)铁(tiě)太(tài)挤(jǐ)，我(wǒ)差(chà)点(diǎn)没(méi)上(shàng)去(qù)。

The subway was so crowded in the morning that I almost couldn't get on.

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