Meaning
a pile; a mass; heap; stack
Chinese: 堆积，也指成堆的东西。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “dui” becomes a different word in each tone. 堆 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 堆积duī jīto pile up; to heap; accumulation
- 堆砌duī qìlit. to pile up (bricks); to pack; fig. to pad out (writing with fancy phrases); ornate rhetoric
- 一堆yī duīpile; heap; a lot of; a bunch of
- 堆放duī fàngto pile up; to stack
- 火堆huǒ duībonfire; to open fire
Example Sentence
院子里堆着一堆柴火。Yuàn zi lǐ duī zhe yì duī chái huǒ.A pile of firewood is stacked in the yard.
院子Yuàn zicourtyard里lǐinside堆duīto pile up着zhe(ongoing action)一堆yì duīpile柴cháifirewood火huǒfire。