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to interrupt

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

cha1zui3 • chāzuǐ

Meaning


Primary

to interrupt

Alternatives

interrupt, interrupts, interrupting, interrupted, to break in, break in, to cut in, cut in

Mnemonic


插嘴 To interrupt someone is 插 to insert your 嘴 mouth into what they are saying and say things before they are finished! How rude!

Usage


她 真 愛 插嘴。

She loves to interrupt.

我 不 喜歡 別人 插嘴。

I don't like it when others interrupt.

你 可以 等 一下, 別 插嘴。

You can wait a moment, don't interrupt.

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