塞 - sāi - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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塞

sāi

Definition

to stop up
to squeeze in
to stuff
cork
stopper

Other pronunciations

塞	sài	strategic pass tactical border position
塞	sè	to stop up to stuff to cope with

Character Decomposition

Compounds (2)

噻

sāi

used in transliteration

僿

sài

small, minute; lacking sincerity

Related words (26)

cork; plug

gauge

honest and far-seeing

塞满

sāi mǎn

to stuff full; to cram in; packed tight; chock full

塞牙

sāi yá

to get food stuck between one's teeth

塞给

sāi gěi

to slip sb sth; to press sb to accept sth; to insert surreptitiously; to foist sth off on sb

earplug; earwax

traffic jam; to be caught in a traffic jam; to get stuck in traffic; to be jammed by traffic; to have a traffic jam

冰塞

bīng sāi

ice blockage; freezing of waterway

哇塞

wā sāi

(slang) wow!; also pr. [wa1 sei1]

壁塞

bì sāi

wall plug; screw anchor

piston

airlock; air block; fipple (in the mouthpiece of wind instrument)

piston; valve

to obstruct

bottle cork; bottle stopper

earplug; earphone

to push into a line out of turn; to cut in line; to queue-jump

夹塞儿

jiā sāi r

to cut into a line; queue-jumping

spark plug

corkscrew

cork

dexamethasone

handle tail plug; bar plug

胡吃海塞

hú chī hǎi sāi

to stuff oneself with food

喝凉水都塞牙

hē liáng shuǐ dōu sāi yá

(coll.) to be out of luck

Idioms (1)

豺狼塞路

chái láng sāi lù

ravenous wolves block the road (idiom); wicked people in power; a vicious tyranny rules the land

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