挨挤

挨擠

áijǐ

verb

Meanings

1 to be packed closely together
2 to crowd together
3 to jostle in a crowd

Characters

to suffer; endure

to squeeze; crowd

Examples

HSK 5

市场里人们挨挤在一起，寸步难行。

Shìchǎng lǐ rénmen áijǐ zài yìqǐ, cùnbùnánxíng.

The market is jam-packed; you can't walk a single step.

HSK 6

高峰时间的地铁里，人挤人，大家肩并肩挨挤着。

Gāofēng shíjiān de dìtiě lǐ, rén jǐ rén, dàjiā jiānbìngjiān áijǐ zhe.

At rush hour the subway is packed shoulder to shoulder.

Tips

mistakes

Note the second-tone 挨 here. The feeling is 'endure being squeezed/jostled' - same ái family as 挨打 and 挨饿. Don't confuse with the first-tone 挨 in 挨着 (right next to), which is the 'adjacent' reading.

Stroke Order

挨 āi

挤 jǐ