插

重插

chóng chā

to replug

随插即用

suí chā jí yòng

plug and play (computing)

电源插座

diàn yuán chā zuò

electric socket

鲜花插在牛粪上

xiān huā chā zài niú fèn shàng

lit. a bunch of flowers poked into a pile of manure

不插电

bù chā diàn

unplugged (of rock musicians performing on acoustic instruments)

倒插门

dào chā mén

to marry and live with the bride's family (inverting traditional Chinese expectations)

内插

nèi chā

to install (hardware) internally (rather than plugging it in as a peripheral)

两肋插刀

liǎng lèi chā dāo

lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)

即插即用

jí chā jí yòng

plug-and-play

外插

wài chā

to extrapolate

安插

ān chā

to place in a certain position

小插曲

xiǎo chā qǔ

episode