chā

insert, stick into; plant

HSK 5 #1495

DEFINITIONS

插 chā
  • to insert
  • stick in
  • pierce
  • to take part in
  • to interfere
  • to interpose
  • old variant of 插[cha1]

STROKES

WORDS

线板 chā xiàn bǎn power strip; powerboard (with multiple electrical sockets)
線板 chā xiàn bǎn power strip; powerboard (with multiple electrical sockets)
翅難飛 chā chì nán fēi lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom); fig. impossible to escape
腰 chā yāo to put one's hands on one's hips
脚 chā jiǎo to shove in; to edge in; fig. to poke one's nose into people's business; prong
腳 chā jiǎo to shove in; to edge in; fig. to poke one's nose into people's business; prong
补 chā bǔ interpolation (math.)
補 chā bǔ interpolation (math.)
話 chā huà to interrupt (sb speaking); interruption; digression
进 chā jìn to insert; to stick in; to plug in (an electronic device)
進 chā jìn to insert; to stick in; to plug in (an electronic device)
銷 chā xiāo bolt (for locking a window, cabinet etc); (electrical) plug
锁 chā suǒ mortise lock
鎖 chā suǒ mortise lock
隊 chā duì to cut in line; to jump a queue; to live on a rural community (during the Cultural Revolution)
頭 chā tóu plug
挤挤 jǐ jǐ chā chā crowded tightly; jam-packed
擠擠 jǐ jǐ chā chā crowded tightly; jam-packed
有意栽花花不发,无心柳柳成阴 yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree; fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect; well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it
有意栽花花不發,無心柳柳成陰 yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree; fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect; well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it
气管管术 qì guǎn chā guǎn shù endotracheal intubation (medicine)
氣管管術 qì guǎn chā guǎn shù endotracheal intubation (medicine)
无心柳 wú xīn chā liǔ (idiom) (of a good outcome) unanticipated; serendipitous; fortuitous
無心柳 wú xīn chā liǔ (idiom) (of a good outcome) unanticipated; serendipitous; fortuitous
无心柳柳成阴 wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you; (fig.) unintentional actions may bring unexpected success; also written 無心插柳柳成蔭|无心插柳柳成荫