稠密 chóumì dense
How to remember 稠密: 稠 crowded + 密 secret = dense.
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How it is used
- Densely packed, of things spread over an area - 人口稠密 (rénkǒu chóumì) densely populated; also of hair, foliage, a network.
- Near-synonym 密集 (mìjí) stresses tightly-clustered points; 稠密 leans to thick, richly filled space, and is a shade more written.
- Antonym 稀疏 (xīshū, sparse) - 人口稀疏 (rénkǒu xīshū) sparsely populated.