插上 chā shang ㄔㄚ ˙ㄕㄤ caap3 soeng5
- to plug into
- to insert
- to stick in
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插
- 插嘴 chā zuǐ ㄔㄚ ㄗㄨㄟˇ caap3 zeoi2 to interrupt (sb talking)
- 插图 插圖 chā tú ㄔㄚ ㄊㄨˊ caap3 tou4 illustration
- 插手 chā shǒu ㄔㄚ ㄕㄡˇ caap3 sau2 to get involved in
- 插曲 chā qǔ ㄔㄚ ㄑㄩˇ caap3 kuk1 music played during a movie, play etc
- 插花 chā huā ㄔㄚ ㄏㄨㄚ caap3 faa1 flower arranging
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- 内插 內插 nèi chā ㄋㄟˋ ㄔㄚ noi6 caap3 to install (hardware) internally (rather than plugging it in as a peripheral)
- 外插 wài chā ㄨㄞˋ ㄔㄚ ngoi6 caap3 to extrapolate
- 安插 ān chā ㄢ ㄔㄚ on1 caap3 to place in a certain position
- 扦插 qiān chā ㄑㄧㄢ ㄔㄚ (agriculture) to plant by cuttage; to propagate from cuttings
- 抽插 chōu chā ㄔㄡ ㄔㄚ cau1 caap3 to slide in and out
- 排插 pái chā ㄆㄞˊ ㄔㄚ paai4 caap3 power strip
- 插件 chā jiàn ㄔㄚ ㄐㄧㄢˋ caap3 gin2 plug-in (software or hardware)
- 插值 chā zhí ㄔㄚ ㄓˊ caap3 zik6 interpolation (math.)
- 插入 chā rù ㄔㄚ ㄖㄨˋ caap3 jap6 to insert; to stick in; to plug in
- 插口 chā kǒu ㄔㄚ ㄎㄡˇ caap3 hau2 socket (for an electric plug)
- 插喉 chā hóu ㄔㄚ ㄏㄡˊ caap3 hau4 (coll.) to intubate
- 插孔 chā kǒng ㄔㄚ ㄎㄨㄥˇ caap3 hung2 jack
- 插座 chā zuò ㄔㄚ ㄗㄨㄛˋ caap3 zo6 socket
- 插排 chā pái ㄔㄚ ㄆㄞˊ caap3 paai4 power strip
- 插播 chā bō ㄔㄚ ㄅㄛ caap3 bo3 to interrupt (a radio or TV program) with a commercial insert, breaking news etc
上
- 上下 shàng xià ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ soeng6 haa6 the top and bottom of sth
- 上任 shàng rèn ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˋ soeng5 jam6 to take office
- 上来 上來 shàng lái ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄞˊ soeng5 loi4 to come up
- 上升 shàng shēng ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄥ soeng5 sing1 to rise
- 上午 shàng wǔ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨˇ soeng6 ng5 morning
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- 上去 shàng qù ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄩˋ soeng5 heoi3 to go up
- 上台 shàng tái ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄞˊ soeng5 toi4 to rise to power (in politics)
- 上司 shàng si ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄙ soeng6 si1 boss
- 上吊 shàng diào ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ soeng5 diu3 to hang oneself
- 上周 shàng zhōu ㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄡ soeng6 zau1 last week
- 上报 上報 shàng bào ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄠˋ soeng5 bou3 to report to one's superiors
- 上场 上場 shàng chǎng ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄤˇ soeng5 coeng4 on stage
- 上好 shàng hǎo ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄠˇ soeng6 hou2 first-rate
- 上学 上學 shàng xué ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ soeng5 hok6 to go to school
- 上岗 上崗 shàng gǎng ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄤˇ soeng5 gong1 to take up one's post; to go on duty
- 上市 shàng shì ㄕㄤˋ ㄕˋ soeng5 si5 to hit the market (of a new product)
- 上帝 Shàng dì ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄧˋ soeng6 dai3 God
- 上方 shàng fāng ㄕㄤˋ ㄈㄤ soeng5 fong1 place above (it)
- 上旬 shàng xún ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ soeng6 ceon4 first third of a month
- 上映 shàng yìng ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄥˋ soeng5 jing2 to screen; to show (a movie)
Idioms with these characters
- 插翅难飞 插翅難飛 chā chì nán fēi ㄔㄚ ㄔˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄟ caap3 ci3 naan4 fei1 lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom); fig. impossible to escape
- 插科打诨 插科打諢 chā kē dǎ hùn ㄔㄚ ㄎㄜ ㄉㄚˇ ㄏㄨㄣˋ caap3 fo1 daa2 wan6 to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom); to jest
- 见缝插针 見縫插針 jiàn fèng chā zhēn ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄥˋ ㄔㄚ ㄓㄣ gin3 fung6 caap3 zam1 lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every second and every inch
- 巴高望上 bā gāo wàng shàng ㄅㄚ ㄍㄠ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕㄤˋ baa1 gou1 mong6 soeng6 to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion
- 成千上万 成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄢˋ sing4 cin1 soeng5 maan6 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom)
- 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
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- 赤膊上阵 赤膊上陣 chì bó shàng zhèn ㄔˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄣˋ cek3 bok3 soeng5 zan6 lit. to go into battle bare-breasted (idiom)
- 犯上作乱 犯上作亂 fàn shàng zuò luàn ㄈㄢˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ faan6 soeng6 zok3 lyun6 to rebel against the emperor (idiom)
- 高高在上 gāo gāo zài shàng ㄍㄠ ㄍㄠ ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄤˋ gou1 gou1 zoi6 soeng6 (idiom) situated high; aloft
- 顾客至上 顧客至上 gù kè zhì shàng ㄍㄨˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄓˋ ㄕㄤˋ gu3 haak3 zi3 soeng6 the customer reigns supreme (idiom)
- 滚石上山 滾石上山 gǔn shí shàng shān ㄍㄨㄣˇ ㄕˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄢ gwan2 sek6 soeng5 saan1 lit. to roll a boulder up a hill (like Sisyphus) (idiom)
- 后来居上 後來居上 hòu lái jū shàng ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄐㄩ ㄕㄤˋ hau6 loi4 geoi1 soeng5 (idiom) see 后来者居上
- 火上浇油 火上澆油 huǒ shàng jiāo yóu ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧㄡˊ fo2 soeng6 giu1 jau4 to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
Example sentences
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母亲 母親 在 我 的 生日 蛋糕 上 插上 了 十三 枝 蜡烛 蠟燭 。
My mother put thirteen candles on my birthday cake.
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