插 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

無心插柳柳成陰 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
热插拔 rè chā bá hot swapping
熱插拔 rè chā bá hot swapping
画插图者 huà chā tú zhě illustrator
畫插圖者 huà chā tú zhě illustrator
見縫插針 jiàn fèng chā zhēn lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every second and every inch
重插 chóng chā to replug; to disconnect and reconnect (from a plug, port, connection etc)
随插即用 suí chā jí yòng plug and play (computing)
隨插即用 suí chā jí yòng plug and play (computing)
电源插座 diàn yuán chā zuò electric socket; power point
電源插座 diàn yuán chā zuò electric socket; power point
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; fig. a terrible shame (as when a lovely woman marries an odious man)
鮮花插在牛糞上 xiān huā chā zài niú fèn shàng lit. a bunch of flowers poked into a pile of manure; fig. a terrible shame (as when a lovely woman marries an odious man)
插一脚 chā yī jiǎo to intervene; to get involved; to meddle
插班生 chā bān shēng student who transfers to a new school or class, usually in the middle of a school year
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