Chinese word dictionary

扦插

qiān chā · (agriculture) to plant by cuttage; to propagate from cuttings

Practice word

Word information

Simplified扦插

Traditional扦插

Pinyinqiān chā

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

扦qiān

to probe, to poke, to pierce, to pick at

插chā

to insert, to stick in; to pierce; to plant

How to learn 扦插

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Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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插chā

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

插座chāzuò

socket; outlet

插曲chāqǔ

music played during a movie, play etc; incidental music; music played in a theatrical interlude; (fig.) incident; episode

插手chāshǒu

to get involved in; to meddle; interference

插图chātú

illustration

插嘴chāzuǐ

to interrupt (sb talking); to butt in; to cut into a conversation