插 chā
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 臿 to separate the grain from the husk
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
插嘴
chāzuǐ
to interrupt; to butt in
Characters in this word
嘴 zuǐ
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Made of
- 口 mouth 觜 beak
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 别人陈述案情时，他总忍不住插嘴，显得很不专业。 Biérén chénshù ànqíng shí, tā zǒng rěn bù zhù chāzuǐ, xiǎnde hěn bù zhuānyè. When others were presenting the facts of the case, he kept interrupting and seemed very unprofessional.
- 大人说话的时候，小孩子不要插嘴。 Dàren shuōhuà de shíhou, xiǎo háizi bú yào chāzuǐ. When adults are talking, children should not butt in.
- 他一插嘴，大家的讨论就被打断了。 Tā yì chāzuǐ, dàjiā de tǎolùn jiù bèi dǎduàn le. As soon as he butted in, everyone's discussion was cut off.
Related words
- 插 chā to insert; to plug in
- 插座 chāzuò socket, outlet
- 插曲 chāqǔ episode; interlude; minor incident
- 插手 chāshǒu to interfere; to intervene
- 插图 chātú illustration
- 嘴 zuǐ mouth
- 嘴巴 zuǐba mouth
- 咧嘴 liězuǐ to grin; to open one's mouth wide
- 七嘴八舌 qīzuǐbāshé everyone talking at once; all speaking at the same time
- 嘴唇 zuǐchún lips
- 打岔 dǎchà to interrupt; to cut in; to change the subject
- 胡说 húshuō to talk nonsense