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

高峰时间的地铁里，人挤人，大家肩并肩挨挤着。

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

At rush hour the subway is packed shoulder to shoulder.

市场里人们挨挤在一起，寸步难行。

Shìchǎng lǐ rén men áijǐ zài yìqǐ,.

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

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