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插

chā · cha

Traditional 揷

HSK 5

Meaning

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chā 插

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

chā 揷

  1. old variant of 插 (chā)
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Where do you plug it in?

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)没(méi)电(diàn)了(le)，哪儿(nǎr)有(yǒu)插座(chāzuò)？

    My phone is dead. Where is a socket?

  2. Dengdeng

    这儿(zhèr)，你(nǐ)把(bǎ)充电器(chōngdiànqì)插(chā)上(shàng)吧(ba)。

    Here. Plug the charger in.

  3. Liangliang

    插(chā)好(hǎo)了(le)，可是(kěshì)手机(shǒujī)还是(háishi)不(bù)亮(liàng)。

    It is plugged in, but the phone still does not light up.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，插座(chāzuò)的(de)开关(kāiguān)还(hái)没(méi)打开(dǎkāi)。

    Look, the socket switch is not on yet.

  5. Liangliang

    难怪(nánguài)！我(wǒ)还(hái)以为(yǐwéi)手机(shǒujī)坏(huài)了(le)。

    No wonder! I thought the phone was broken.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)走(zǒu)路(lù)时(shí)常(cháng)常(cháng)把(bǎ)一(yì)只(zhī)手(shǒu)插(chā)在(zài)裤(kù)袋(dài)里(lǐ)。

He often walks with his hand in his pocket.

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

02

母(mǔ)亲(qīn)在(zài)我(wǒ)的(de)生(shēng)日(rì)蛋(dàn)糕(gāo)上(shàng)插(chā)上(shàng)了(le)十(shí)三(sān)枝(zhī)蜡(là)烛(zhú)。

My mother put thirteen candles on my birthday cake.

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

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