积压

積壓

jīyā

verb #30,000

Meanings

1 to pile up
2 to accumulate without being dealt with
3 to stockpile
4 to backlog

Characters

to accumulate; to pile up

to press; to suppress; to weigh down

Examples

假期里积压了很多邮件，回来后要花几天才能处理完。

Jiàqī lǐ jīyā le hěn duō yóujiàn, huílái hòu yào huā jǐ tiān cái néng chǔlǐ wán.

A lot of emails piled up during the holiday — it will take a few days to get through them.

仓库里积压了大量滞销商品。

Cāngkù lǐ jīyā le dàliàng zhìxiāo shāngpǐn.

Large quantities of slow-moving goods have piled up in the warehouse.

Tips

usage

积压 implies things that have built up because they have not been dealt with — tasks, inventory, emotions. It often carries a slightly negative connotation of neglect or overload.

Stroke Order

积 jī

压 yā