zik1 aat3積壓积压
Jyutpingzik1 aat3
Yalejīk aat
Definition
To pile up, accumulate, or overstock without being processed or handled.
neutralworkdaily actions
How it's used
Focuses on the negative aspect of things piling up due to neglect or inefficiency. It is commonly used in professional or logistics contexts to describe backlogs of work, inventory, or even unresolved emotional issues. Unlike simple accumulation, it implies that the items should have been processed or moved but were left to gather dust.
Examples
There is a lot of stock piled up in the warehouse, we must clear it out quickly.
How much work do you still have piled up and unfinished?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this for positive accumulation like saving money or collecting items, as it carries a sense of burden or mismanagement.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
