堆积如山 (duī) — (idiom) to pile up like a mountain; to accumulate in huge quantities
Definition
An idiom describing things (work, problems, objects) piling up in overwhelming quantity, like a mountain. Used as a vivid intensifier when the sheer volume is the point.
idiom
to pile up like a mountainto accumulate in huge quantities
Examples
- 堆积如山，。Tā de shū zhuō shàng shū jí duī, jī hū méi yǒu kòng wèi.His desk is piled with books like a mountain, leaving almost no space.
- 堆积如山，。Zuì jìn gōng zuò duī, wǒ měi tiān dōu yào jiā bān.Recently work has piled up like a mountain; I have to work overtime every day.
- 堆积如山，。Wèn tí duī, wǒ men xū yào jǐn kuài jiě jué.Problems have piled up like a mountain; we need to solve them quickly.
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