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    Chinese Grammar

    Expressing 'to squeeze' or 'crowd' with 挤 (jǐ)

    Actions & Events
    Direction & Movement

    Structure

    Subject + 挤 + Complement/Object

    Explanation

    The verb 挤 (jǐ) means 'to squeeze,' 'to press,' or 'to crowd.' It can describe physically squeezing something, crowding into a space, or being packed tightly together. It is commonly used in phrases like 挤在一起 (squeezed together) or 挤公交车 (to crowd onto a bus).

    Examples

    • 地铁上人太多了，大家都挤在一起。

      Dìtiě shàng rén tài duō le, dàjiā dōu jǐ zài yìqǐ.

      The subway was so crowded that everyone was squeezed together.

    • 她挤了点牙膏到牙刷上。

      Tā jǐ le diǎn yágāo dào yáshuā shàng.

      She squeezed a bit of toothpaste onto the toothbrush.

    • 早高峰挤公交车真的太难受了。

      Zǎo gāofēng jǐ gōngjiāo chē zhēn de tài nánshòu le.

      Squeezing onto the bus during morning rush hour is really awful.