挤 (擠)
jǐ
Pinyin

Definition

挤 (擠)
 - 
jǐ
  1. to crowd in
  2. to cram in
  3. to force others aside
  4. to press
  5. to squeeze
  6. to find (time in one's busy schedule)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (19)

拥挤
yōng jǐ
  1. 1 crowded
  2. 2 to throng
  3. 3 congestion
挤
jǐ
  1. 1 to crowd in
  2. 2 to cram in
  3. 3 to force others aside
  4. 4 to press
  5. 5 to squeeze
  6. 6 to find (time in one's busy schedule)
压挤
yā jǐ
  1. 1 to squeeze out
  2. 2 to extrude
排挤
pái jǐ
  1. 1 to crowd out
  2. 2 to push aside
  3. 3 to supplant
挤出
jǐ chū
  1. 1 to squeeze out
  2. 2 to extrude
  3. 3 to drain
  4. 4 to find the time
  5. 5 to burst out

Idioms (1)

以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
  1. 1 minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)

Sample Sentences

现在收银中心十分拥挤，请在购物的顾客稍等片刻，再到收银中心结账，不便之处请您谅解。
xiànzài shōuyín zhōngxīn shífēn yōngjǐ ，qǐng zài gòuwù de gùkè shāoděng piànkè ，zài dào shōuyín zhōngxīn jiézhàng ，bùbiàn zhīchù qǐng nín liàngjiě 。
Due to the number of customers lining up for the cash registers, can customers please wait before proceeding to the cash registers to pay for goods. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
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沿途还可以看看风景呢，只是不知道春运期间列车上会不会很拥挤。
yántú hái kěyǐ kànkan fēngjǐng ne ，zhǐshì bù zhīdào chūnyùn qījiān lièchē shàng huì bùhuì hěn yōngjǐ 。
There are sights to see along the way. Except I don’t know if Spring festival passenger traffic is going to be crowded.
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按理说，高铁上人人都有座位，应该不会拥挤呀？
ànlǐ shuō ，gāotiě shàng rénrén dōu yǒu zuòwèi ，yīnggāi bùhuì yōngjǐ ya ？
Logically seats on the high speed rail are assigned so it shouldn’t be crowded?
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我就是害怕火车上人挤来挤去，才准备搭飞机呢！
wǒ jiùshì hàipà huǒchē shàng rén jǐláijǐqù ，cái zhǔnbèi dā fēijī ne ！
It’s exactly crowded trains I’m afraid of that I’m taking the plane.
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每个文化的空间意识真是有所不同，中国别说地铁了，就是假期去郊外，也都是挤得像沙丁鱼一样，完全不留空间给人啊！
měige wénhuà de kōngjiānyìshi zhēn shì yǒusuǒbùtóng ，Zhōngguó bié shuō dìtiě le ，jiùshì jiàqī qù jiāowài ，yě dōu shì jǐ de xiàng shādīngyú yīyàng ，wánquán bù liú kōngjiān gěi rén ā ！
Every culture has a different sense of personal space. With China, it's not just the subway, if you go to the outskirts on holidays, it's as packed as a tin of sardines, they really don't leave any personal space for anyone!
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在火车上颠簸了两天的张铁柱终于在这天上午到了此行的目的地——浙江某市A县。扛着大包小包的行李艰难地挤出车厢后，张铁柱看着着偌大的车站广场和熙熙攘攘的人群，一股强烈的陌生感涌上心头，他这辈子也没见过这么多人，突然茫然地迈不开步子。这时身后传来一个男人的声音。
zài huǒchē shàng diānbǒ le liǎngtiān de Zhāng Tiězhù zhōngyú zài zhètiān shàngwǔ dào le cǐ xíng de mùdìdì ——zhèjiāng mǒu shì A xiàn 。káng zhe dàbāoxiǎobāo de xíngli jiānnán de jǐ chū chēxiāng hòu ，Zhāng Tiězhù kànzhe zhe ruòdà de chēzhàn guǎngchǎng hé xīxīrǎngrǎng de rénqún ，yī gǔ qiángliè de mòshēnggǎn yǒngshàng xīntóu ，tā zhèbèizi yě méi jiàn guò zhème duō rén ，tūrán mángrán de màibùkāi bùzi 。zhè shí shēnhòu chuánlái yī gè nánrén de shēngyīn 。
After being jostled about on a train for two days, this morning Zhang Tiezhu finally arrives at his destination -- a city in A county in Zhejiang. After squeezing his way out of the carriage carrying all his bags, big and small, on his back with great difficulty, Zhang Tiezhu looks around at the vastness of the square outside the station and the bustling crowds of people. A strong feeling of unfamiliarity grips him. He's never seen this many people in his entire life before, and is suddenly so stunned he can't take even one step. It's just then that a man's voice sounds behind him.
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唉，差了一点，好吧，到时我给说说，那我们这就去厂里。（骗子将钱揣进口袋，二人挤上公交车）
ài ，chà le yīdiǎn ，hǎoba ，dàoshí wǒ gěi shuō shuo ，nà wǒmen zhè jiù qù chǎng lǐ 。（piànzi jiāng qián chuǎn jìn kǒudài ，èr rén jǐ shàng gōngjiāochē ）
Agh, you're just short a little. OK. I'll put a word in for you when the time comes. So let's go to the factory. (The con man puts the money into his pocket, and they both squeeze their way on to a bus)
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刚刚在市区街道中间，还觉得拥挤嘈杂，不到两小时，上了船，来到这大河之上，整个心情都开阔了。
gānggāng zài shìqū jiēdào zhōngjiān ，hái juéde yōngjǐ cáozá ，bùdào liǎng xiǎoshí ，shàng le chuán ，láidào zhè dà hé zhī shàng ，zhěnggè xīnqíng dōu kāikuò le 。
Just now in the streets of the town, I thought it was noisy and overcrowded, but getting on the boat, on to the surface of this large river, I've completely opened up.
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才不呢！跨年演唱会人挤人，有损我优雅的知性美女形象。
cái bù ne ！kuànián yǎnchànghuì rén jǐ rén ，yǒu sǔn wǒ yōuyǎ de zhīxìng měinǚ xíngxiàng 。
No way! The new year's concert is so crowded, it doesn't really do anything for my image as an elegant, intelligent, beautiful woman.
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但在此后数年间，亚马逊电商业务面临水土不服以及中国本土电商的挤压，持续走在收缩的道路上，市场份额也从15.4%跌至不到1%，电商业务不断压缩后的亚马逊在中国还能走多远？一切尚待观察。
dàn zài cǐhòu shǔ niánjiān ，Yàmǎxùn diànshāng yèwù miànlín shuǐtǔbùfú yǐjí Zhōngguó běntǔ diànshāng de jǐyā ，chíxù zǒu zài shōusuō de dàolù shàng ，shìchǎngfèné yě cóng diēzhì bùdào ，diànshāng yèwù bùduàn yāsuō hòu de Yàmǎxùn zài Zhōngguó hái néng zǒu duō yuǎn ？yīqiè shàng dài guānchá 。
However, in the following years, squeezed by China’s local e-commerce players, Amazon's e-commerce business began to shrink. The market share also fell from 15.4% to less than 1%. How far can Amazon go in China with it’s shrinking e-commerce business. Everything remains to be seen.
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