HSK · Level 43
120 words
Chinese word
重叠
Pronunciation
Pinyinchóng dié
Meaning
- verboverlap
Example
两张纸的图案重叠了。liǎng zhāng zhǐ de tú àn chóng dié le
The designs on the two sheets of paper overlapped.
More examples
两位专家的观点在这个问题上重叠，讨论很快达成一致。liǎng wèi zhuān jiā de guān diǎn zài zhè ge wèn tí shàng chóng dié tǎo lùn hěn kuài dá chéng yí zhì
The two experts' views overlapped on this issue, and the discussion soon reached agreement.
Core concept
Two or more things occupy some of the same space, time, or range, like layers lying partly over one another.
Common phrases
利益重叠lì yì chóng dié
interests overlap
观点重叠guān diǎn chóng dié
views overlap
任务重叠rèn wù chóng dié
tasks overlap
Similar words
重合chóng hé: Coincide almost completely in space, position, or range.
叠加dié jiā: Build up in layers as things or effects are added on top of one another.
Definition in Chinese
在时间、范围或位置上出现部分相同或重合的状态，可指事件、计划、图形等重叠发生的情况。zài shí jiān fàn wéi huò wèi zhì shàng chū xiàn bù fèn xiāng tóng huò chóng hé de zhuàng tài kě zhǐ shì jiàn jì huà tú xíng děng chóng dié fā shēng de qíng kuàng
Word origin
重叠 (chóngdié, "overlap") combines 重 (chóng, "again or layered") with 叠 (dié, "to stack in layers"), creating the image of things lying over one another and extending to shared times or ranges.
Usage tips
- In everyday scheduling, the verb reports that two plans share part of the same time, so it identifies a conflict without saying that either plan has been canceled.