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重叠

chóngdié

to overlap; to duplicate; overlap

Two coloured circles overlap, the overlap darker.
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Characters in this word

重 zhòng

Strokes
9
Radical
里 — inside
Made of
千 thousand 里 inside
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

叠 dié

Strokes
13
Radical
又 — and, also, again, in addition
Made of
叒 obedient 冝 suitable, right, proper
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 两个部门的职责长期重叠,导致审批流程互相牵制、效率低下。 Liǎng ge bùmén de zhízé chángqī chóngdié, dǎozhì shěnpī liúchéng hùxiāng qiānzhì, xiàolǜ dīxià. The responsibilities of the two departments have long overlapped, causing the approval process to constrain itself and become inefficient.
  • 这两张透明的纸重叠在一起,颜色变深了。 Zhè liǎng zhāng tòumíng de zhǐ chóngdié zài yìqǐ, yánsè biàn shēn le. When these two transparent sheets overlap, the colour gets darker.
  • 我们的休息时间不重叠,很少能见面。 Wǒmen de xiūxi shíjiān bù chóngdié, hěn shǎo néng jiànmiàn. Our days off don't overlap, so we rarely meet.

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