雪堆

xuěduī

noun #31,312

Measure Word

一个雪堆 gè

Meanings

1 snowdrift; pile of snow
2 snowbank

Characters

Examples

路边堆着一个大雪堆。

Lùbiān duī zhe yīgè dà xuěduī.

A big snowdrift is piled up by the road.

孩子们在雪堆里玩。

Háizimen zài xuěduī lǐ wán.

The children are playing in the snow pile.

Tips

usage

雪 ("snow") + 堆 ("pile, heap") — directly transparent compound. The 堆 suffix forms many "pile of X" nouns: 沙堆 (sand pile), 土堆 (mound of earth), 火堆 (bonfire). Also functions as a measure word: 一堆雪 ("a pile of snow").

Stroke Order

雪 xuě

堆 duī