Hanzi
Traditional
擠
Simplified
挤

to crowd in/to cram in/to force others aside/to press/to squeeze/to find (time in one's busy schedule)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

jǐ

Bopomofo

ㄐㄧˇ

Jyutping

zai1

Example sentences

擁擠 / 拥挤 yǒngjǐ
假日的時候，這條街總是非常擁擠。
假日的时候，这条街总是非常拥挤。

This street is always very crowded during holidays.

司機 / 司机 sījī
公車司機每天都要在擁擠的交通中穿梭。
公车司机每天都要在拥挤的交通中穿梭。

Bus drivers have to weave through heavy traffic every day.

擠 / 挤 jǐ
週末的捷運總是很擠。
周末的捷运总是很挤。

The MRT is always very crowded on weekends.

菜市場 / 菜市场 càishìcháng
一大清早，菜市場就擠滿了人。
一大清早，菜市场就挤满了人。

The vegetable market was already packed with people early in the morning.

擠壓 / 挤压 jǐyā
這些水果放在籃子底部，已經被上面的重物擠壓變形了。
这些水果放在篮子底部，已经被上面的重物挤压变形了。

These fruits were placed at the bottom of the basket and have been squeezed out of shape by the heavy objects on top.

Example Vocabulary

擁擠

yong3'ji3

crowded; congested

擠

ji3

to squeeze; to crowd; crowded

壓擠

排擠

pai2'ji3

擠出

擠到

擠壓

ji3'ya1

to squeeze; to compress; to push aside

挨擠

擁擠不堪

擠兌

ji3'dui4

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