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title: "Yongji Meaning: 拥挤 (yōngjǐ) Means “crowded”"
description: "拥挤 (traditional 擁擠, yōngjǐ) means “crowded; congested”. Hear its tones, see what 拥 and 挤 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yongji"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 拥挤 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

拥挤 yōngjǐ

## crowded; congested

## It can also mean

- to crowd; to push and squeeze

## Its characters

1. 拥 yōng to crowd
2. 挤 jǐ crowded

## In a sentence

早上的地铁非常拥挤。 The subway is very crowded in the morning.

后来，随着改革开放，越来越多的人离开家乡，去城里打工、上学，春运也一年比一年**拥挤**。

From [什么是春运？ · What is Chunyun, China’s Spring Festival travel rush?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-chunyun-chinese-new-year-travel-rush#library-word-256-258)

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## More words with 拥 or 挤

- [挤压 jǐyā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiya)
- [拥抱 yōngbào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yongbao)
- [拥有 yōngyǒu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yongyou)

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