pile up; heap up; accumulate (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
堆積
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Examples
河流堆积了大量的泥沙。 héliú duījīle dàliàng de níshā. - The river has accumulated a large amount of silt.
工厂附近堆积了大量的废料。 gōngchǎng fùjìn duījīle dàliàng de fèiliào. - A large amount of waste has accumulated near the factory.
时间长了，问题堆积起来会更难解决。 shíjiān chángle, wèntí duījī qǐlái huì gèng nán jiějué. - Over time, problems accumulate and become harder to solve.
房间里堆积了很多旧书和杂志。 fángjiān lǐ duījīle hěnduō jiùshū hé zázhì. - The room was cluttered with old books and magazines.
这些文件堆积已久，需要整理。 zhèxiē wénjiàn duījī yǐ jiǔ, xūyào zhěnglǐ. - These documents have been piling up for a long time and need to be organized.
Characters
堆 duī - heap; pile; crowd | HSK 5
积 jī - long-pending, long-standing |