塞

sāi

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Verb

塞 (sāi) is a Chinese word meaning “to plug; to stop up; to stuff in”. 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 plug; to stop up; to stuff in
  2. (bound form) a stopper; a cork

Stroke order

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Example

他把衣服塞進了行李箱。

He stuffed the clothes into the suitcase.

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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).