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插嘴

插嘴 (chā zuǐ): Interrupt / Butt in (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

插嘴 consists of 2 characters.

stick in; to insert; interpose

Word Info

Pinyinchā zuǐ

MeaningInterrupt / Butt in

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word插嘴

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3.

How to Use 插嘴 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 插嘴 with other words naturally.

Verb + Verb

chā插

zuǐ嘴

shuō说

huà话

neutralSpoken

interrupt and speak

chā插

zuǐ嘴

dǎ打

duàn断

neutral

interrupt and cut off

Adverb + Verb

bú不

yào要

chā插

zuǐ嘴

neutral

don't interrupt

4.

Example Sentences with 插嘴

tā他

chā插

zuǐ嘴

shuō说

：

“

wǒ我

yě

suí随

biàn便

chā插

zuǐ嘴

informalSpoken

interrupt casually

也

xiǎng想

qù去

。

”

He interrupted, saying, 'I want to go too.'

zài在

rú如

cǐ此

zhèng正

shì式

de的

yán研

tǎo讨

huì会

shàng上

suí随

yì意

chā插

zuǐ嘴

，

xiǎn显

de得

jí极

bù不

zhuān专

yè业

。

Interrupting casually at such a formal seminar appears extremely unprofessional.

nǐ你

néng能

fǒu否

bié别

zài在

wǒ我

jiě解

shì释

guān关

jiàn键

shù数

jù据

shí时

pín频

pín频

chā插

zuǐ嘴

？

Could you please stop interrupting me frequently while I'm explaining the key data?

zài在

lǎo老

shī师

jiǎng讲

huà话

shí时

，

qǐng请

bú不

yào要

chā插

zuǐ嘴

。

Please don't interrupt when the teacher is speaking.

tā他

quán全

chéng程

zhuān专

zhù注

líng聆

tīng听

，

wèi未

céng曾

chā插

zuǐ嘴

dǎ打

duàn断

rèn任

hé何

rén人

de的

fā发

yán言

。

He listened attentively throughout the entire process and never interrupted anyone's speech.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

huà话

tí题

jī激

liè烈

，

dàn但

dà大

jiā家

réng仍

zūn遵

shǒu守

guī规

zé则

，

wú无

rén人

suí随

yì意

chā插

zuǐ嘴

。

Although the topic was heated, everyone still followed the rules and no one interrupted arbitrarily.

tā她

rěn忍

bú不

zhù住

chā插

zuǐ嘴

，

tí提

chū出

le了

zì自

jǐ己

de的

jiàn建

yì议

。

She couldn't help but interject and offer her own suggestion.

zài在

zhǎng长

bèi辈

men们

huí回

yì忆

wǎng往

shì事

shí时

，

wǒ我

men们

zhè这

xiē些

xiǎo小

bèi辈

zuì最

hǎo好

bié别

chā插

zuǐ嘴

。

When the elders are reminiscing about the past, it's best for us juniors not to butt in.

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