chā

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Definitions

  1. 1. to insert
  2. 2. stick in
  3. 3. pierce
  4. 4. to take part in
  5. 5. to interfere
  6. 6. to interpose

Example Sentences

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座裡了嗎?
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Words Containing 插

插嘴
chā zuǐ

to interrupt (sb talking)

插图
chā tú

illustration

插手
chā shǒu

to get involved in

不插电
bù chā diàn

unplugged (of rock musicians performing on acoustic instruments)

倒插门
dào chā mén

to marry and live with the bride's family (inverting traditional Chinese expectations)

内插
nèi chā

to install (hardware) internally (rather than plugging it in as a peripheral)

两肋插刀
liǎng lèi chā dāo

lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)

即插即用
jí chā jí yòng

plug-and-play

外插
wài chā

to extrapolate

安插
ān chā

to place in a certain position

小插曲
xiǎo chā qǔ

episode

抽插
chōu chā

to slide in and out

排插
pái chā

power strip

插上
chā shang

to plug into

插不上手
chā bu shàng shǒu

to be unable to intervene

插件
chā jiàn

plug-in (software or hardware)

插值
chā zhí

interpolation (math.)

插入
chā rù

to insert; to stick in; to plug in

插入因子
chā rù yīn zǐ

(genetics) insertion element

插入语
chā rù yǔ

interjection

插卡式
chā kǎ shì

(of a device, e.g. public telephone, ticket inspection machine) designed to have a card or ticket inserted

插口
chā kǒu

socket (for an electric plug)

插喉
chā hóu

(coll.) to intubate

插孔
chā kǒng

jack

插座
chā zuò

socket

插座板
chā zuò bǎn

power strip

插排
chā pái

power strip

插播
chā bō

to interrupt (a radio or TV program) with a commercial insert, breaking news etc

插播广告
chā bō guǎng gào

slot advertisement

插曲
chā qǔ

music played during a movie, play etc

插槽
chā cáo

slot

插班
chā bān

to join a class partway through the course

插画
chā huà

illustration

插科打诨
chā kē dǎ hùn

to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom); to jest

插秧
chā yāng

to transplant rice seedlings

插管
chā guǎn

(medicine) to intubate

插线板
chā xiàn bǎn

power strip

插翅难飞
chā chì nán fēi

lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom); fig. impossible to escape

插脚
chā jiǎo

to shove in

插花
chā huā

flower arranging

插补
chā bǔ

interpolation (math.)

插话
chā huà

to interrupt (sb speaking)

插足
chā zú

to squeeze in

插进
chā jìn

to insert

插销
chā xiāo

bolt (for locking a window, cabinet etc)

插锁
chā suǒ

mortise lock

插队
chā duì

to cut in line

插头
chā tóu

plug

挤挤插插
jǐ jǐ chā chā

crowded tightly

有意栽花花不发,无心插柳柳成阴
yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn

lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree

气管插管术
qì guǎn chā guǎn shù

endotracheal intubation (medicine)

无心插柳
wú xīn chā liǔ

(idiom) (of a good outcome) unanticipated

无心插柳柳成阴
wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn

lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you

热插拔
rè chā bá

hot swapping

画插图者
huà chā tú zhě

illustrator

穿插
chuān chā

to insert

见缝插针
jiàn fèng chā zhēn

lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every second and every inch

重插
chóng chā

to replug

随插即用
suí chā jí yòng

plug and play (computing)

电源插座
diàn yuán chā zuò

electric socket

鲜花插在牛粪上
xiān huā chā zài niú fèn shàng

lit. a bunch of flowers poked into a pile of manure