插

chā

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Verb

插 (chā) is a Chinese word meaning “to insert”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to insert
  2. stick in
  3. pierce
  4. to take part in
  5. to interfere
  6. to interpose

Stroke order

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Example

她在花瓶裡插了幾朵花。

She put a few flowers in the vase.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).