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插嘴

interrupt

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

cha1zui3 • chāzuǐ

Meaning

Primary

interrupt

Alternatives

break in, cut in

Mnemonic

When you 插嘴 interrupt someone, you 插 insert your 嘴 mouth into what they are saying and say things before they are finished! How rude!

Usage

她 真 爱 插嘴。

She loves to interrupt.

我 不 喜欢 别人 插嘴。

I don't like it when others interrupt.

你 可以 等 一下， 别 插嘴。

You can wait a moment, don't interrupt.