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Meaning of 塞

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Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6
Total strokes: 14; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (earth) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [gàimian2] roof; house
    • Above to below
      • [ ] soil, earth; items made of earth
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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 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 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:
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HSK 6 to clog up; blockage
闭塞HSK 6 to stop up; to close up; hard to get to; out of the way; inaccessible; unenlightened; blocking
阻塞 to block; to clog
搪塞 táng to muddle through; to fob sb off; to beat around the bush; to dodge
语塞 to be at a loss for words; speechless
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Example Sentences
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The rain can cause traffic congestion.
2
The traffic jam caused me to be late
3
Traffic jams are encountered every morning
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They were stuck in traffic congestion
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I almost ran into a major traffic jam.