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填街塞巷 — “Describes a scene bustling with a large number of people”

填街塞巷 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a scene bustling with a large number of people”. Where streets are filled and lanes are blocked. Literally, “fill streets, block lanes”.

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填街塞巷 Pronunciation and Pinyin

填街塞巷 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
填
tián13fill in, stuff, or block
街
jiē12street
塞
sāi13to block or plug
巷
xiàng9alley or narrow street

Example Sentence with 填街塞巷

节假日期间,旅游景点总是人山人海,填街塞巷
During holidays, tourist attractions are always extremely crowded, with people filling the streets and blocking the lanes.

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  • tián填kēng坑mǎn满gǔ谷abundance of goods and resources
  • tián填hǎi海yí移shān山overcome insurmountable obstacles

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What does 填街塞巷 mean?

填街塞巷 (tián jiē sāi xiàng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a scene bustling with a large number of people”.

How do you pronounce 填街塞巷?

填街塞巷 is pronounced tián jiē sāi xiàng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 填街塞巷 literally mean?

Literally, 填街塞巷 means “fill streets, block lanes”. It is used to mean “describes a scene bustling with a large number of people”.

What is the Chinese definition of 填街塞巷?

形容人非常多。

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