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

HSK 7-9

疫情期间，很多人开始囤积口罩和消毒液。

Yìqíng qījiān, hěnduō rén kāishǐ túnjī kǒuzhào hé xiāodúyè.

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

HSK 7-9

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 is a related idiom meaning to corner the market by hoarding rare goods.

Stroke Order

囤 tún

积 jī