插
chā
to insert
stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose; old variant of 插[cha1]
请把这朵花插在花瓶里。
qǐng bǎ zhè duǒ huā chā zài huāpíng lǐ。
Please insert this flower into the vase.
他总是喜欢在别人说话时插进来。
tā zǒng shì xǐhuān zài biérén shuōhuà shí chā jìn lái。
He always likes to cut in while others are talking.
Words with 插
插管
chā guǎn
(medicine) to intubate
插足
chā zú
to squeeze in
插嘴
chā zuǐ
to interrupt (sb talking)
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