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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jǐ | ji3
English translation
to crowd in
to cram in
to force others aside
to press
to squeeze
to find (time in one's busy schedule)
to squeeze, to push against; crowded

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

hand

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌齐

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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xiǎo zhū zài 一起 yīqǐ 取暖 qǔ nuǎn .

The young pigs crowded against one another for warmth.

人们 rén men tuī zhēng zhāo shǎng 公共汽车 gōnggòngqìchē .

The people shoved to get on the bus.

数百 shù bǎi rén jìn 大厅 dà tīng .

Hundreds crushed into the hall.

yòng 肩膀 jiānbǎng kāi 别人 biéren , zǒu dào 前面 qiánmiàn .

He shouldered his way to the front, shouldering others aside.

挤出 jǐ chū 几滴眼泪 yǎn lèi ,企图 qǐtú 以此 yǐ cǐ lái 赢得 yíng dé 大家 dàjiā de 同情 tóngqíng .

She made with the tears and tried to win everyone's sympathy.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
to crowd in
拥挤 yōngjǐ crowded擁擠
挤出 jǐ chū to squeeze out擠出
挤压 jǐ yā to squeeze擠壓
挤满 jǐ mǎn jam-packed擠滿
排挤 pái jǐ to crowd out排擠
挤进 jǐ jìn to break into擠進
挤占 jǐ zhàn to seize擠占
拥挤不堪 yōng jǐ bù kān overcrowded擁擠不堪
挤兑 jǐ duì a run on a bank擠兌
挤奶 jǐ nǎi to milk擠奶
挤入 jǐ rù to squeeze in擠入
挤眉弄眼 jǐ méi nòng yǎn to make eyes擠眉弄眼
挤牙膏 jǐ yá gāo lit. to squeeze out toothpaste擠牙膏
挤眼 jǐ yǎn to wink擠眼
压挤 yā jǐ to squeeze out壓擠
挤对 jǐ duì to bully擠對
挨挤 aí jǐ to jostle挨擠
挤轧 jǐ yà to bump and shove擠軋

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Decomposition

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