stick in; to insert; interpose (v.)
HSK 5
Traditional
插 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
茶 chá - tea (n.) | HSK 1
差 chà - lack; lacking (v./adj.) | HSK 3
岔 chà - fork in road; branch off; turn off (v./n.) | HSK 6
Examples
请你把这把伞插在这里。 qǐng nǐ bǎ zhè bǎ sǎn chā zài zhèlǐ. - Please put this umbrella here.
他插了一朵花在花瓶里。 tā chā le yī duǒ huā zài huāpíng lǐ. - He put a flower in the vase.
她插了一根蜡烛在蛋糕上。 tā chā le yī gēn làzhú zài dàngāo shàng. - She put a candle in the cake.
他插了一枝笔在笔筒里。 tā chā le yī zhī bǐ zài bǐtǒng lǐ. - He put a pen in the pen holder.
他插了一块旗帜在花园里。 tā chā le yī kuài qízhì zài huāyuán lǐ. - He put a flag in the garden.
Phrases
插座 chā zuò - socket (n.) | HSK 6