堆砌
duī​qì HSK7

to load with fancy phrases

  • created sense approved 堆砌 · duī​qì · to pile up — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    堆砌

    duī​qì

    to pile up

    To pile up bricks, stones, or other materials to build something.

    堆 (literal) → 堆 · duī · to pile up 砌 (literal) → 砌 · qì · to lay bricks

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 堆砌 · duī​qì · to load with fancy phrases — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    堆砌

    duī​qì

    to load with fancy phrases

    To pad out writing or speech with excessive, ornate, or hollow rhetoric.

    堆 (literal) → 堆 · duī · to pile up 砌 (literal) → 砌 · qì · to piece together

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense