堆砌

duī qì

Meaning

• literally to pile up (bricks)
• to pack
• figuratively to pad out (writing with fancy phrases)
• ornate rhetoric

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Example sentences

• 孩子们在海滩边用沙子堆砌城堡。

  孩子們在海灘邊用沙子堆砌城堡。

  hái zi men zài hǎi tān biān yòng shā zi duī qì chéng bǎo。

  Children build sandcastles on the beach.

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• HSK 3.0 · Levels 7-9