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塞

sāi · sai/sài · sai/sè · se/Sāi · sai

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Meaning

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sāi 塞

  1. to stop up
  2. to squeeze in
  3. to stuff
  4. cork
  5. stopper

sài 塞

  1. strategic pass
  2. tactical border position

sè 塞

  1. to stop up
  2. to stuff
  3. to cope with

Sāi 塞

  1. Serbia
  2. Serbian
  3. abbr. for 塞爾維亞 / 塞尔维亚 (Sāi ěr wéi yà)
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The overstuffed bag

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)包(bāo)怎么(zěnme)鼓鼓(gǔgǔ)的(de)？

    Why is your bag so bulgy?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)把(bǎ)所有(suǒyǒu)东西(dōngxi)都(dōu)塞(sāi)进去(jìnqù)了(le)。

    I stuffed everything in.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)塞(sāi)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    What did you stuff in?

  4. Dengdeng

    书(shū)、水(shuǐ)、帽子(màozi)，还有(háiyǒu)一(yī)只(zhī)玩具熊(wánjùxióng)。

    Books, water, a hat, and a toy bear.

  5. Liangliang

    拉链(lāliàn)还(hái)能(néng)拉(lā)上(shàng)吗(ma)？

    Can the zipper still close?

  6. Dengdeng

    不(bù)能(néng)，你(nǐ)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)塞(sāi)一下(yīxià)熊(xióng)的(de)头(tóu)吧(ba)。

    No. Help me push the bear's head in.

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)无(wú)法(fǎ)把(bǎ)这(zhè)个(gè)手(shǒu)提(tí)箱(xiāng)关(guān)上(shàng)，因(yīn)为(wèi)你(nǐ)已(yǐ)经(jīng)塞(sāi)了(le)太(tài)多(duō)东(dōng)西(xi)进(jìn)去(qù)了(le)。

You can't get the suitcase closed because you've stuffed too much into it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)用(yòng)软(ruǎn)木(mù)塞(sāi)把(bǎ)瓶(píng)口(kǒu)塞(sāi)住(zhù)了(le)。

He stopped the bottle's mouth with a cork.

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