塞
sāi
Meaning
- to plug; to stop up; to stuff in
- (bound form) a stopper; a cork
Definition
塞 (sāi) 动词，表示把东西放进有空隙的地方；堵住。
sāi: verb, to put something into a space; to stuff; to block.
Usage
常用于表示把某物强行放入狭小空间，或堵住洞口、容器口等。也可作为名词，指塞子。
Commonly used to indicate putting something into a narrow space forcefully, or blocking an opening, container mouth, etc. Also used as a noun meaning stopper or plug.
Examples
- 1 他把钱塞进口袋里。(He stuffed the money into his pocket.)
- 2 她用纸塞住了瓶口。(She plugged the bottle mouth with paper.)
- 3 别把东西塞得那么满，会挤坏的。(Don't stuff things so full, they'll get crushed.)
- 4 我塞了一颗糖在嘴里。(I stuffed a candy into my mouth.)
- 5 这个洞太大，用土塞不住。(This hole is too big to be blocked with soil.)
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