Chinese word dictionary

插嘴

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

Practice word

Word information

Simplified插嘴

Traditional插嘴

Pinyinchāzuǐ

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

插chā

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

嘴zuǐ

mouth, lips

How to learn 插嘴

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

嘴zuǐ

mouth; beak; nozzle; spout (of teapot etc); CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]

插chā

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

嘴巴zuǐba

mouth (CL:張|张[zhang1]); slap in the face (CL:個|个[ge4])

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