稠密 (chóu mì) — dense | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

稠密 describes things that grow or crowd closely together (vegetation, hair, population). Use 密集 for events/activities packed in time, and 茂密 only for plants.

adjective

dense

Examples

稠密。
Zhè ge dì qū rén kǒu fēi cháng chóu mì.
This area has a very dense population.
稠密。
Nà piàn zhú lín cháng dé shí fēn chóu mì.
That bamboo grove grows very densely.
稠密。
Tā de jié máo yòu cháng yòu chóu mì.
Her eyelashes are long and thick.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

稠 and 密 both mean close and thick, so together they describe dense.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

宓山密

Meaning part形符xíngfú

山山shānmountain

Sound part声符shēngfú

宓

宓mì密mì

Same sound today

密 pairs 山 (mountain) with 宓 (mì), which gives the pronunciation, to picture something hidden in the mountains, hence secret.

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 HSK 2.0 Level 6

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