重叠 (chóngdié) · to overlap

重叠 (chóngdié) means “to overlap; to pile up”. It is written with 2 characters: 重 (heavy) + 叠 (pile). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 重叠 is built

What 重 is made of

千qiān — thousand
里lǐ — inside
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
  - 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: A burden carried for a thousand 千 miles 里 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

What 叠 is made of

叒ruò — obedient
- 又yòu — and
- 又yòu — and
- 又yòu — and
冝yí — suitable
- 冖mì — cover
- 且qiě — moreover
  - 月yuè — moon; month
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

这两张照片重叠在一起了。Zhè liǎng zhāng zhàopiān chóngdié zài yìqǐ le.These two photos overlap.

两个部门的工作有些重叠。Liǎng gè bùmén de gōngzuò yǒuxiē chóngdié.The work of the two departments overlaps somewhat.

What does 重叠 mean?

重叠 (chóngdié) means “to overlap; to pile up”.

How do you pronounce 重叠?

重叠 is pronounced chóngdié.

Which HSK level is 重叠?

重叠 is in Old HSK 6.

Learn 重叠 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 29: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.