一堆

yīduī

measure word

Meanings

1 a pile of
2 a heap of
3 a lot of (informal, often negative)

Characters

Examples

桌上放着一堆书。

Zhuō shàng fàng zhe yī duī shū.

There is a pile of books on the table.

他一堆事情要做。

Tā yī duī shìqing yào zuò.

He has a ton of things to do.

Tips

usage

一堆 implies an unsorted pile — concrete (laundry, rubbish, papers, stones) or abstract (problems, excuses, homework). It often carries a mildly complaining tone: 一堆麻烦 'a pile of trouble'. For neat stacks, use 一摞 instead.

Stroke Order

一 yī

堆 duī