堆砌 duīqì literally to pile up (bricks)
literally to pile up (bricks); to pack; figuratively to pad out (writing with fancy phrases); ornate rhetoric
How to remember 堆砌: 堆 crowd + 砌 to pile up = literally to pile up (bricks).
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How it is used
- To pile up (bricks), and figuratively to pad out writing with fancy but empty phrases - 堆砌辞藻 (duīqì cízǎo) heap on flowery language.
- The figurative sense is the notable one: criticizing ornate, hollow rhetoric. Written/critical.