Usage note
堆表示把东西一层层放在一起。
duī biǎo shì bǎ dōng xī yì céng céng fàng zài yì qǐ。
堆 means to pile things up layer by layer.
Context note
堆常用于物品、雪和数量。
duī cháng yòng yú wù pǐn 、 xuě hé shù liàng。
It is often used with objects, snow, and quantity.
5 examples
桌上堆着很多书。
zhuō shàng duī zhe hěn duō shū。
There are many books piled on the table.
雪堆得很厚。
xuě duī dé hěn hòu。
The snow piled up very thick.
他把玩具堆起来。
tā bǎ wán jù duī qǐ lái。
He piled up the toys.
地上有一堆石头。
dì shàng yǒu yì duī shí tou。
There is a pile of stones on the ground.
请把衣服堆好。
qǐng bǎ yī fu duī hǎo。
Please pile the clothes neatly.
5 mini stories
孩子把积木堆得很高。
hái zi bǎ jī mù duī dé hěn gāo。
The child piled the blocks very high.
桌子上堆满了作业本。
zhuō zi shàng duī mǎn le zuò yè běn。
The table was piled with homework books.
雪堆在门口。
xuě duī zài mén kǒu。
Snow piled up at the door.
他把书堆好后再整理。
tā bǎ shū duī hǎo hòu zài zhěng lǐ。
He piled the books up before organizing them.
角落里堆着一些旧东西。
jiǎo luò lǐ duī zhe yì xiē jiù dōng xī。
There is a pile of old things in the corner.
Mini dialogue
一堆书
A
你的桌子上有一堆书。
Nǐ de zhuōzi shàng yǒu yī duī shū.
There is a pile of books on your desk.
B
是啊，我还没整理这堆书。
Shì a, wǒ hái méi zhěnglǐ zhè duī shū.
Yes, I haven't organized this pile of books yet.
堆雪人
A
下雪了，我们去堆雪人吧！
Xià xuě le, wǒmen qù duī xuěrén ba!
It's snowing, let's go make a snowman!
B
好主意，先把雪堆起来。
Hǎo zhǔyì, xiān bǎ xuě duī qǐlái.
Good idea, let's pile up the snow first.
Related words and contrasts
similar
叠
dié
stack; pile up neatly
叠 means to stack or fold neatly, while 堆 is a more general pile.
related
积累
jīlěi
accumulate
积累 means to accumulate over time, like piling up gradually.
opposite
散开
sànkāi
scatter; spread out
散开 means to scatter, the opposite of piling up.