堆砌 (duī qì) — to pile up (bricks, stones, etc.) to build something; (figurative) to pad out (writing or speech) with fancy but unnecessary expressions
Definition
Literally 'to pile up (bricks/stones)'; figuratively used almost only for overloading writing or speech with unnecessary fancy words or data. Distinct from 整理/'tidy up' or 包装/'packaging' — no physical-arranging meaning here.
verb
to pile up (bricks, stones, etc.) to build something(figurative) to pad out (writing or speech) with fancy but unnecessary expressions
Examples
- 堆砌。Gōng rén men yòng shí tou duī qì le yí miàn wéi qiáng.The workers piled up stones to build a wall.
- 堆砌，。Xiě wén zhāng bù néng zhī duī qì huá lì cí zǎo, yào yǒu shí jì nèi róng.When writing articles, you can't just pile up fancy words; there must be real content.
- 堆砌，。Zhè piān bào gào duī qì le dà liàng shù jù, fǎn ér ràng rén zhuā bú zhù zhòng diǎn.This report piles up a lot of data, which actually makes it hard to grasp the main points.
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