遝 (tà) - Overlapping & crowded

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遝 · tà

Overlapping;

crowded;

confused;

in disorder;

to pile up;

to accumulate.

Overlappingcrowdedconfused

Usage highlights

Confused and disorderlyMixed and jumbledContinuous footstepsArriving in successionHeavy trafficOverlapping documents

Synonyms

  • 叠— to pile up; to fold
  • 累— to accumulate; to pile up
  • 杂— mixed; miscellaneous

Antonyms

  • 整— neat; orderly
  • 齐— tidy; uniform

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The documents are piling up in a mess (纷沓).
  • Heavy traffic with vehicles coming and going (杂沓).
  • The sound of footsteps was continuous (沓沓).
  • A succession of good news (沓至).

Collocations

  • Confused and disorderly(纷沓)
  • Mixed and jumbled(杂沓)
  • Continuous footsteps(沓沓)
  • Arriving in succession(沓至)
  • Heavy traffic(车马杂沓)
  • Overlapping documents(文件重沓)

Idioms

  • Coming one after another(纷至沓来)
  • Heavy traffic and bustling crowds(车马杂沓)
  • Documents piling up(案牍重沓)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally depicted water overflowing, later extended to mean overlapping and disorderly.
  • Often used in classical texts to describe chaotic scenes or continuous occurrences.
  • In modern usage, it primarily appears in set phrases and literary contexts.

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