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卡住

kǎ zhù · ka zhu

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Meaning

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  1. to jam
  2. to choke
  3. to clutch
  4. also pr. [qiǎ zhù]
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Kite in the tree

  1. Liangliang

    糟了(zāole)，我(wǒ)的(de)风筝(fēngzhēng)卡住(kǎzhù)了(le)！

    Oh no, my kite is stuck!

  2. Dengdeng

    卡(kǎ)在(zài)树上(shùshàng)了(le)？别急(biéjí)，我(wǒ)找(zhǎo)根(gēn)长(cháng)棍子(gùnzi)。

    Stuck in the tree? Don't worry, I'll find a long stick.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)够(gòu)得(de)着(zháo)吗(ma)？

    Can you reach it?

  4. Dengdeng

    够(gòu)得(de)着(zháo)！哎呀(āiyā)，棍子(gùnzi)也(yě)卡住(kǎzhù)了(le)。

    I can reach it! Oops, the stick is stuck too.

  5. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)树上(shùshàng)有(yǒu)风筝(fēngzhēng)，还有(háiyǒu)棍子(gùnzi)。

    Now there's a kite and a stick in the tree.

  6. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)还是(háishi)等(děng)风(fēng)来(lái)吧(ba)。

    We'd better wait for the wind.

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)果(guǒ)酱(jiàng)瓶(píng)的(de)盖(gài)子(zi)卡(kǎ)住(zhù)了(le)，打(dǎ)不(bu)开(kāi)。

This jam jar's lid is stuck and won't open.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by WestofEden · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)的(de)鞋(xié)带(dài)卡(kǎ)住(zhù)了(le)电(diàn)梯(tī)的(de)缝(fèng)隙(xì)。

My shoelace got stuck in the gap of the elevator.

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