插
chāㄔㄚ
Sino-Vietnamese: SÁP
Traditional: 插
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 4
Meaning(verb)
to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose
Common: 插队 (cut in line), 插嘴 (interrupt), 插座 (socket).
Examples
请把插头插上。
qǐng bǎ chā tóu chā shàng.
Please plug it in.
她在花瓶里插了几朵花。
tā zài huā píng lǐ chā le jǐ duǒ huā.
She put a few flowers in the vase.
别人说话的时候不要插嘴。
bié rén shuō huà de shí hòu bú yào chā zuǐ.
Don't interrupt when others are talking.
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Stroke order
SÁP · 12 strokes
to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose