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插 (chā): to insert

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HSK 5verb

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Pinyin
Meaning: to insert
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 5
Strokes: 12
Radical: 扌
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

to insert
stick in
pierce
to take part in
to interfere
to interpose
old variant of 插[cha1]

Chinese explanation

把细长或片状的东西放进别的物体里面，通常是竖着或斜着放进去
把一物加入另一物之中，如插话、插图。

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