crowd; push and squeeze (v./adj.)
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在高峰时段，地铁总是非常拥挤。 zài gāofēng shídùn, dìtiě zǒngshì fēicháng yōngjǐ。 - The subway is always very crowded during rush hour.
他们挤在电梯里，几乎没空间移动。 tāmen jǐ zài diàntī lǐ, jīhū méi kōngjiān yídòng。 - They squeezed into the elevator with barely any room to move.
这家商店的客流量非常大，周末经常拥挤不堪。 zhè jiā shāngdiàn de kè liúliàng fēicháng dà, zhōumò jīngcháng yōngjǐ bùkān。 - This shop has a huge flow of customers, and it's often extremely crowded on weekends.
这条街道的交通非常拥挤，汽车几乎无法移动。 zhè tiáo jiēdào de jiāotōng fēicháng yōngjǐ, qìchē jīhū wúfǎ yídòng。 - The traffic on this street is very congested; cars can hardly move.
在这种天气下，人们都会挤在屋檐下避雨。 zài zhèzhǒng tiānqì xià, rénmen dōu huì jǐ zài wūyán xià bìyǔ。 - In this weather, people crowd under the eaves to avoid the rain.
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拥 yōng - to support; to embrace, to hold in one's arms; to gather around; to throng, to swarm |
挤 jǐ - crowded, overfull, over occupied |