插

chā · cha

Traditional 揷

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)

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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