插
嘴

To interrupt (sb talking) in Chinese: 插嘴 (chā zuǐ)

chā zuǐ

to interrupt (sb talking)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to interrupt (sb talking)
  2. 2to butt in
  3. 3to cut into a conversation

Stroke order

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插
嘴

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄚ

chā

ㄔ/ chㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄗㄨㄟˇ

zuǐ

ㄗ/ zㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

See 插嘴 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 大人说话时别插嘴。

    dà rén shuō huà shí bié chā zuǐ。

    Don't butt in when adults are talking.

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Related words

嘴

zuǐ

mouth

插

chā

to insert

嘴巴

zuǐ ba

mouth

插手

chā shǒu

to get involved in

插图

chā tú

illustration

吵嘴

chǎo zuǐ

to quarrel

咧嘴

liě zuǐ

to grin

嘴唇

zuǐ chún

lip

七嘴八舌

qī zuǐ bā shé

lively discussion with everybody talking at once

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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