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塞

sāi
HSK 64 readings

“To plug” in Chinese is 塞 (sāi).

Other characters with the syllable sai: see all 2 →

Meaning

  • to plug; to stop up; to stuff in
  • bound forma stopper; a cork
  • bound formstrategic stronghold
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  • bound formto block; to obstruct

Example

市中心的交通都堵塞了。

Traffic downtown is all backed up.

From 堵塞 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

  • sài(bound form) strategic stronghold
  • sāito plug; to stop up; to stuff in / (bound form) a stopper; a cork
  • sè(bound form) to block; to obstruct

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Words containing 塞

堵塞dǔsèto clog upHSK 7-9

More HSK 6 characters

挨áiin order; in sequenceHSK 6傲àoproudHSK 6罢bàto stopHSK 6榜bǎngnotice or announcementHSK 6傍bàngnearHSK 6胞bāoplacentaHSK 6暴bàosuddenHSK 6爆bàoto explode; to burstHSK 6奔bènto hurryHSK 6逼bīto compelHSK 6

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