xếp đống
Definition
- Verb:
- To pile up / to stack: The primary meaning of "xếp đống" is to arrange or place multiple items on top of each other in a heap or stack, often in a somewhat disorderly manner.
- To set aside in a pile / to shelve: It can also mean to put things together in a pile, often implying they are being stored temporarily or ignored for the time being.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Họ xếp đống sách cũ trong góc phòng. (They piled up the old books in the corner of the room.)
- Đừng xếp đống quần áo bẩn trên ghế. (Don't pile the dirty clothes on the chair.)
- Công việc này bị xếp đống lại chờ xử lý. (This work was set aside in a pile, waiting to be processed.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase can carry a connotation of neglect or temporary storage, where items are gathered together but not properly organized or dealt with.
Variants and Related Words
Xếp chồng (v): to stack neatly, often with more care and order than "xếp đống."
- Cô ấy xếp chồng đĩa sạch sẽ. (She stacked the clean plates neatly.)
Chất đống (v): to heap up, often with an even stronger implication of a messy, unorganized pile.
- Rác bị chất đống sau nhà. (The trash was heaped up behind the house.)
Synonyms
- Pile: to place things in a heap.
- Stack: to arrange in a pile, often more orderly.
- Heap: to put in a large, messy pile.
Related Idioms
- Xếp đống lại: to put aside, to shelve (tasks or issues).
- Dự án đó đã bị xếp đống lại vì thiếu ngân sách. (That project has been shelved due to lack of budget.)