堆 duī to pile up / to heap up / a mass / pile / heap / stack / large amount 一 堆 yī duī pile 码 mǎ weight / number / code / to pile / to stack / classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc 桩 zhuāng stump / stake / pile / classifier for events, cases, transactions, affairs etc 簇 cù (bound form) to cluster / to pile up / cluster / pile / classifier for bunches, clusters, piles etc 垛 duò pile 摞 luò to pile up / to stack / a pile / a stack 砢 luǒ a heap / pile (of rocks) 堆 积 duī jī to pile up / to heap / accumulation 积 压 jī yā to pile up / to accumulate without being dealt with 堆 满 duī mǎn to pile up 堆 放 duī fàng to pile up / to stack 加 压 jiā yā to pressurize / to pile on pressure 堆 砌 duī qì lit. to pile up (bricks) / to pack / fig. to pad out (writing with fancy phrases) / ornate rhetoric 木 桩 mù zhuāng wooden pile / stake 堆 积 如 山 duī jī rú shān to pile up like a mountain (idiom) / a mountain of (paperwork etc) / a large number of sth 以 讹 传 讹 yǐ é chuán é to spread falsehoods / to increasingly distort the truth / to pile errors on top of errors (idiom) 丛 集 cóng jí to crowd together / to pile up / to cluster / (book) collection / series 打 桩 机 dǎ zhuāng jī pile driver (machinery) 层 céng to pile on top of one another / layer / stratum / floor (of a building) / story / (math.) sheaf / classifier for layers 归 拢 guī lǒng to gather / to rake together / to pile up 危 如 累 卵 wēi rú lěi luǎn precarious as pile of eggs (idiom) / ready to fall and break at any moment / in a dangerous state 叠 dié to fold / to fold over in layers / to furl / to layer / to pile up / to repeat / to duplicate 磊 lěi lumpy / rock pile / uneven / fig. sincere / open and honest 沓 dá classifier for sheets of papers etc: pile, pad / Taiwan pr. [ta4] 事 危 累 卵 shì wēi lěi luǎn lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom) / fig. at a critical juncture 郢 书 燕 说 Yǐng shū Yān shuō lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it / fig. to misinterpret the original meaning / to pile up errors / refers to the letter from capital 郢[Ying3] of 楚[Chu3] in which the inadvertent words "hold up the candle" are mistaken by the minister of 燕[Yan1] as "promote the wise" 堆 金 积 玉 duī jīn jī yù lit. pile up gold and jade / very rich 磊 磊 lěi lěi big pile of rocks / bighearted / open and honest 板 桩 bǎn zhuāng sheet pile 礧 lèi roll stone down hill / stone pile 罏 lú pile of earth to keep wine jars 原 子 堆 yuán zǐ duī atomic pile (original form of nuclear reactor) 堆 垒 duī lěi to pile up / accumulative 废 铜 烂 铁 fèi tóng làn tiě scrap metal / a pile of junk 扒 搂 bā lōu to pile together / to cram food into one's mouth (with chopsticks) / to eat fast 故 纸 堆 gù zhǐ duī a pile of old books 曡 dié variant of 疊|叠[die2], to fold / to fold over in layers / to furl / to layer / to pile up / to repeat / to duplicate 木 柴 堆 mù chái duī pile of firewood / funeral pyre 桩 构 栈 道 zhuāng gòu zhàn dào pile trestle 瓦 砾 堆 wǎ lì duī pile of rubble / debris 疉 dié variant of 疊|叠[die2], to fold / to fold over in layers / to furl / to layer / to pile up / to repeat / to duplicate 码 放 mǎ fàng to pile up / to stack up 积 叠 jī dié to pile up layer upon layer 重 沓 chóng tà redundant / to pile up 打 桩 车 pile driver truck 沉 积 堆 sediment pile 堆 叠 duī dié to pile up / to put layer upon layer / (Tw) (computing) stack 厝 火 积 薪 cuò huǒ jī xīn lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom) / fig. hidden danger / imminent danger 鲜 花 插 在 牛 粪 上 xiān huā chā zài niú fèn shàng lit. a bunch of flowers poked into a pile of manure / fig. a terrible shame (as when a lovely woman marries an odious man) 补 刀 bǔ dāo (gaming) to finish off a wounded combatant / (fig.) to attack sb who is already under fire / to pile on / (sphragistics) to retouch a seal after taking a first impression 渥 堆 wò duī wet piling, aka wet pile fermentation (a stage in the production of certain types of tea, notably 熟普洱茶[shou2 Pu3er3 cha2], ripe Pu'er tea)