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卡

qiǎ

to get stuck; to jam; checkpoint

A person pulling a jammed wooden drawer
Memory picture

Character

卡 kǎ

Strokes
5
Radical
卜 — divination, fortune-telling
Made of
上 above, on top, superior 卜 divination, fortune-telling
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 车门被变形的金属卡住了,消防员只能用工具撬开。 Chēmén bèi biànxíng de jīnshǔ qiǎ zhù le, xiāofángyuán zhǐ néng yòng gōngjù qiào kāi. The car door was jammed by the deformed metal, so the firefighters could only pry it open with tools.
  • 抽屉卡住了,怎么拉也拉不开。 Chōuti qiǎ zhù le, zěnme lā yě lā bù kāi. The drawer got stuck and could not be pulled open no matter what.
  • 鱼刺卡在他嗓子眼里,疼得他直咳嗽。 Yúcì qiǎ zài tā sǎngziyǎn lǐ, téng de tā zhí késou. A fish bone stuck in his throat, making him cough badly.

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