How to say “crowd” in Chinese
crowd, squeeze; crowded
“Crowd” in Chinese is 挤, jǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
挤 is read jǐ. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 齐 qí — as in 济 jì.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “挤”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 挤. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 人太多了我挤不上车réntàiduōle,wǒjǐbushàngchēThere are too many people, I can't squeeze on.
- 早上的地铁特别挤zǎoshangdedìtiětèbiéjǐThe subway is really packed in the morning.
- 早晚高峰的时候，地铁里非常拥挤。zǎowǎngāofēngdeshíhou,dìtiělifēichángyōngjǐDuring the morning and evening rush hours, the metro is extremely crowded.
- 地铁里太拥挤了dìtiělitàiyōngjǐleThe metro is way too crowded.
- 新鞋把我的脚挤疼了xīnxiébǎwǒdejiǎojǐténgleMy new shoes pinched my feet till they hurt.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Traffic and fines”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “crowd” in Chinese?
“Crowd” in Chinese is 挤, pinyin jǐ.
What does 挤 mean?
挤 (jǐ) means “crowd, squeeze; crowded”.
How do you write 挤?
挤 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 挤?
挤 is read jǐ. Tones: jǐ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“crowd” in the lesson “Traffic and fines”
This word is from the topic “Transportation” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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