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kǎ zhù · ka zhu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to jam
  2. to choke
  3. to clutch
  4. also pr. [qiǎ zhù]

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)果(guǒ)酱(jiàng)瓶(píng)的(de)盖(gài)子(zi)卡(kǎ)住(zhù)了(le),打(dǎ)不(bu)开(kāi)。

This jam jar's lid is stuck and won't open.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by WestofEden · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)的(de)鞋(xié)带(dài)卡(kǎ)住(zhù)了(le)电(diàn)梯(tī)的(de)缝(fèng)隙(xì)。

My shoelace got stuck in the gap of the elevator.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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