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chuō
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Common

Definitions

  1. 1. to jab
  2. 2. to poke
  3. 3. to stab
  4. 4. (coll.) to sprain
  5. 5. to blunt
  6. 6. to fuck (vulgar)
  7. 7. to stand
  8. 8. to stand (sth) upright
  9. 9. stamp
  10. 10. seal

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Stroke order

18 strokes

Usage notes

Common mistakes

戳 (chuō) means to jab or poke, but when talking about spraining a body part, use 戳了 (chuō le), not 扭 (niǔ).

Example Sentences

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他用笔 了一下纸。
He poked the paper with a pen.

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