🇬🇧🇨🇳 compact - 紧凑 : English Lesson

Meaning of "compact" ("紧凑"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Compact means small, neat, and tightly packed together so it doesn’t take up much space. A compact thing might be squished in close, like clothes in an overstuffed drawer, but still arranged in a tidy way. Compact objects are easy to carry or store because everything fits closely together instead of being spread out.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

My compact fort under the table fit me, two stuffed animals, and exactly one crumb.

Our class took a compact group photo, which really meant everyone crushed me in the middle while smiling sweetly.

My compact handwriting fits three sentences on one line, which my teacher calls ‘adorably unreadable.’

The compact tent folded up so small that we spent 10 minutes trying to find which pocket it disappeared into.

The compact bookshelf was so stuffed that when I added one more book, three others tried to escape.

Anna found a compact wooden box on the bench. She filled the compact box with compact toys, pushing them tight so each toy sat compact and neat. Rain began; she closed the compact lid and hugged the small bundle. The compact box kept the toys dry. Anna sighed with relief and laughter, warm and safe.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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