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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 chācha1to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose; old variant of
2插入 插入 chā cha1 ru4to insert; to stick; to thrust
3插进 插進 chā jìncha1 jin4to insert; to stick in; to plug in (an electronic device)
4插嘴 插嘴 chā zuǐcha1 zui3to interrupt (sb talking); to butt in; to cut into a conversation
5插上 插上 chā shangcha1 shang5to plug into; to insert; to stick in
6插图 插圖 chā cha1 tu2illustration
7插秧 插秧 chā yāngcha1 yang1to transplant rice seedlings
8穿插 穿插 chuān chāchuan1 cha1to insert; to take turns, alternate; to interweave; to interlace; subplot; interlude; episode; (military) to thrust deep into the enemy forces
9插排 插排 chā páicha1 pai2power strip
10无心插柳 無心插柳 xīn chā liǔwu2 xin1 cha1 liu3(idiom) (of a good outcome) unanticipated; serendipitous; fortuitous
11插卡式 插卡式 chā shìcha1 ka3 shi4(of a device, e.g. public telephone, ticket inspection machine) designed to have a card or ticket inserted
12排插 排插 pái chāpai2 cha1power strip
13插喉 插喉 chā hóucha1 hou2(coll.) to intubate
14插管 插管 chā guǎncha1 guan3(medicine) to intubate; intubation; (endotracheal) tube
15插班 插班 chā bāncha1 ban1to join a class partway through the course
16插队 插隊 chā duìcha1 dui4to cut in line; to jump a queue; to live on a rural community (during the Cultural Revolution)
17插翅难越 插翅難越 chā chì nán yuècha1 chi4 nan2 yue4no possible escape (idiom)
18插翅难飞 插翅難飛 chā chì nán fēicha1 chi4 nan2 fei1lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom); fig. impossible to escape
19插翅而飞 插翅而飛 chā chì ér fēicha1 chi4 er2 fei1to grow wings and fly away (idiom)
20有意栽花花不发,无心插柳柳成阴 有意栽花花不發,無心插柳柳成陰 yǒu zāi huā huā , xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīnyou3 yi4 zai1 hua1 hua1 bu4 fa1 , wu2 xin1 cha1 liu3 liu3 cheng2 yin1lit. 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
21插不上手 插不上手 chā bu shàng shǒucha1 bu5 shang4 shou3to be unable to intervene
22插脚 插腳 chā jiǎocha1 jiao3to shove in; to edge in; fig. to poke one's nose into people's business; prong
23插播广告 插播廣告 chā guǎng gàocha1 bo1 guang3 gao4slot advertisement; interstitial ad; splash ad
24插播 插播 chā cha1 bo1to interrupt (a radio or TV program) with a commercial insert, breaking news etc; to put a call on hold
25插科打诨 插科打諢 chā hùncha1 ke1 da3 hun4to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom); to jest; buffoonery

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