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插入

chā rù · cha ru

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Meaning

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  1. to insert; to stick in; to plug in
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Charging the laptop

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，我(wǒ)的(de)电脑(diànnǎo)没电(méidiàn)了(le)，能(néng)借(jiè)你(nǐ)的(de)充电线(chōngdiànxiàn)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, my laptop is out of power. Can I borrow your charging cable?

  2. Dengdeng

    可以(kěyǐ)，你(nǐ)把(bǎ)它(tā)插入(chārù)这里(zhèlǐ)。

    Sure, plug it in here.

  3. Liangliang

    插(chā)不(bù)进去(jìnqù)呀(ya)。

    It won't go in.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，方向(fāngxiàng)反(fǎn)了(le)，要(yào)这样(zhèyàng)插入(chārù)。

    Look, the direction is reversed. You have to plug it in this way.

  5. Liangliang

    进去(jìnqù)了(le)！可是(kěshì)电脑(diànnǎo)还(hái)是(shì)没(méi)亮(liàng)。

    It's in! But the laptop still won't light up.

  6. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)插头(chātóu)没(méi)插入(chārù)墙(qiáng)上(shàng)的(de)插座(chāzuò)。

    Because the plug isn't plugged into the wall socket.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

吉(jí)姆(mǔ)将(jiāng)钥(yào)匙(shi)插(chā)入(rù)门(mén)锁(suǒ)。

Jim put the key into the lock.

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

02

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)耳(ěr)机(jī)插(chā)入(rù)电(diàn)脑(nǎo)的(de)接(jiē)口(kǒu)。

Please plug the headphones into the computer's port.

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