HSK · Level 34
135 words
Chinese word
密集
Pronunciation
Pinyinmì jí
Meaning
- adjectivepacked
Example
密集的人群里很难找到座位。mì jí de rén qún lǐ hěn nán zhǎo dào zuò wèi
It is hard to find a seat in the packed crowd of people.
More examples
密集的住宅区很难找到停车位。mì jí de zhù zhái qū hěn nán zhǎo dào tíng chē wèi
It is hard to find a parking space in the densely built residential area.
Core concept
Many separate things form one tightly filled mass, with little room between them.
Common phrases
密集的人群mì jí de rén qún
dense crowd of people
密集的住宅区mì jí de zhù zhái qū
densely built residential area
密集的雾霾mì jí de wù mái
thick smog
Similar words
拥挤yōng jǐ: A place is so full of people or things that movement and action become difficult.
稠密chóu mì: Many elements are distributed very densely, with little space between them.
紧密jǐn mì: Objects or connections are very close and leave almost no gaps between them.
密实mì shí: Material is packed tightly inside, with almost no empty space.
Definition in Chinese
指许多事物在某一范围内紧密地聚在一起，互相之间几乎没有空隙。zhǐ xǔ duō shì wù zài mǒu yí fàn wéi nèi jǐn mì dì jù zài yì qǐ hù xiāng zhī jiān jī hū méi yǒu kòng xì
Word origin
The word is built from 密 (mì, "close") and 集 (jí, "gather"), so its structure directly suggests things gathered almost without gaps.
Usage tips
- English packed often suggests discomfort or disorder, but this Chinese adjective can be neutral when describing a layout, timetable, or flow of information.
Other meanings
- denseadjective
Opposites
- 稀疏xī shūsparseadjective
- 稀薄xī bóthinadjective
Related words
- 密集度mì jí dùdensitynoun
- 密集化mì jí huàdensificationnoun