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堆砌

duī qì
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to pile up (bricks)
  2. 2. to pack
  3. 3. fig. to pad out (writing with fancy phrases)
  4. 4. ornate rhetoric

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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朴实
pǔ shí

plain

plain and unadorned in style
简洁
jiǎn jié

concise

concise and simple in expression

Related words

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堆叠
duī dié

to pile up

to stack or layer things

Synonyms

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堆积
duī jī

to pile up

to pile up physical objects

Usage notes

Collocations

堆砌辞藻 means to pile up flowery words; 辞藻 cannot be omitted.

Common mistakes

Not for concrete stacking like books or boxes; use 堆积 instead.

Example Sentences

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他的文章 堆砌 辞藻，没有实质内容。
His article piles up flowery phrases without substantive content.

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Child Words of 堆砌

堆
duī

to pile up

砌
qì

to build by laying bricks or stones