囤积

囤積

túnjī

verb #25,069

Meanings

1 to hoard
2 to stockpile
3 to accumulate goods

Characters

to store / to hoard / granary

to accumulate / to store up

Examples

疫情期间，很多人开始囤积口罩和消毒液。

Yìqíng qījiān, hěn duō rén kāishǐ túnjī kǒuzhào hé xiāodú yè.

During the epidemic, many people started hoarding masks and disinfectant.

商人趁机囤积物资，哄抬物价。

Shāngrén chènjī túnjī wùzī, hōngtái wùjià.

Merchants took the opportunity to hoard supplies and drive up prices.

Tips

usage

囤积 often has a negative connotation of hoarding for profit or out of fear. 囤积居奇 (túnjī jūqí) is a related idiom meaning to corner the market by hoarding rare goods.

Stroke Order

囤 tún

积 jī