• Pinyin: sāi
  English Definition: to stop up; to squeeze in; to stuff; cork; stopper; Serbia; Serbian; abbr. for 塞尔维亚
  Chinese Definition:
  ①堵，填满空隙：堵塞漏洞。塞尺。塞规。
  ②堵住器物口的东西：活塞。塞子。
  Example Words:

  活塞	huó sāi	piston; valve
  塞车	sāi chē	traffic jam
  塞子	sāi zi	cork; plug
  软木塞	ruǎn mù sāi	cork
  瓶塞	píng sāi	bottle cork; bottle stopper

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• Pinyin: sài
  English Definition: strategic pass; tactical border position
  Chinese Definition:
  ①边界上险要地方：要塞。关塞。塞外。边塞。塞翁失马。
  Example Words:

  塞外	sài wài	beyond the Great Wall
  要塞	yào sài	stronghold; fort; fortification
  边塞	biān sài	frontier fortress
  塞翁失马	sài wēng shī mǎ	lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise; it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
  关塞	guān sài	border fort, esp. defending narrow valley

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• Pinyin: sè
  English Definition: to stop up; to stuff; to cope with
  Chinese Definition:
  ①，用于若干书面语词：闭塞。阻塞。搪塞。塞责。顿开茅塞。
  Example Words:

  堵塞	dǔ sè	to clog up; blockage	HSK 6
  闭塞	bì sè	to stop up; to close up; hard to get to; out of the way; inaccessible; unenlightened; blocking	HSK 6
  阻塞	zǔ sè	to block; to clog
  搪塞	táng sè	to muddle through; to fob sb off; to beat around the bush; to dodge
  语塞	yǔ sè	to be at a loss for words; speechless

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