插座
chā zuò
Pinyin

Definition

插座
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chā zuò
  1. socket
  2. outlet

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

Tiān chèng zuò
  1. 1 Libra (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
Tiān xiē zuò
  1. 1 Scorpio or Scorpius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
Shè shǒu zuò
  1. 1 Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
  2. 2 popular variant of 人馬座|人马座[Rén mǎ zuò]
Jù xiè zuò
  1. 1 Cancer (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
zuò
  1. 1 seat
  2. 2 base
  3. 3 stand
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
  5. 5 classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects
Mó jié zuò
  1. 1 Capricornus
xīng zuò
  1. 1 constellation
  2. 2 astrological sign
  3. 3 CL:張|张[zhāng]
Shuǐ píng zuò
  1. 1 Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
Shī zi zuò
  1. 1 Leo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
Bái yáng zuò
  1. 1 Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
Jīn niú zuò
  1. 1 Taurus (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
rù zuò
  1. 1 to seat (sb in a restaurant etc)
  2. 2 to take one's seat
zuò wèi
  1. 1 seat
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
zuò yǐ
  1. 1 seat
chā
  1. 1 to insert
  2. 2 stick in
  3. 3 pierce
  4. 4 to take part in
  5. 5 to interfere
  6. 6 to interpose
chā rù
  1. 1 to insert
  2. 2 to stick
  3. 3 to thrust
chā zuò
  1. 1 socket
  2. 2 outlet
chā qǔ
  1. 1 music played during a movie, play etc
  2. 2 incidental music
  3. 3 music played in a theatrical interlude
  4. 4 (fig.) incident
  5. 5 episode
chā duì
  1. 1 to cut in line
  2. 2 to jump a queue
  3. 3 to live on a rural community (during the Cultural Revolution)
Chǔ nu:3 zuò
  1. 1 Virgo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
  2. 2 popular variant of 室女座[Shì nu:3 zuò]

Idioms (8)

两肋插刀
liǎng lèi chā dāo
  1. 1 lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it
宁拆十座庙,不毁一桩婚
níng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huì yī zhuāng hūn
  1. 1 rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
插科打诨
chā kē dǎ hùn
  1. 1 to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom); to jest
  2. 2 buffoonery
插翅难飞
chā chì nán fēi
  1. 1 lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom); fig. impossible to escape
无心插柳
wú xīn chā liǔ
  1. 1 (idiom) (of a good outcome) unanticipated
  2. 2 serendipitous
  3. 3 fortuitous
见缝插针
jiàn fèng chā zhēn
  1. 1 lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every second and every inch
宾朋满座
bīn péng mǎn zuò
  1. 1 guests filled all the seats (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors
高朋满座
gāo péng mǎn zuò
  1. 1 surrounded by distinguished friends (idiom); in company

Sample Sentences

当然咯,我的插座是斜的。
dāngrán lo ,wǒ de chāzuò shì xié de 。
Of course! My outlet is diagonal.
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你这是什么破插座?
nǐ zhè shì shénme pò chāzuò ?
What kind of crappy outlet do you have here?
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好办法!还是你们有经验。哦,对了,师傅,你看在餐厅这里增加一个插座可以吗?以后用电炉吃火锅的话比较方便。
hǎo bànfǎ !háishì nǐmen yǒu jīngyàn 。ò ,duì le ,shīfu ,nǐ kàn zài cāntīng zhèlǐ zēngjiā yī ge chāzuò kěyǐ ma ?yǐhòu yòng diànlú chī huǒguō dehuà bǐjiào fāngbiàn 。
Hey, that's a good idea. You guys really are experienced. Oh, that's right. Sir, do you think we could add an outlet in the kitchen here? If we want to use a hot plate to eat hot pot, it'll be pretty convenient.
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这样,我帮你们把插座装在有窗户的这面墙上,平时窗帘垂下来,插座也就看不到了。
zhèyàng ,wǒ bāng nǐmen bǎ chāzuò zhuāng zài yǒu chuānghu de zhè miàn qiáng shàng ,píngshí chuānglián chuí xiàlái ,chāzuò yě jiù kànbudào le 。
How about this, I'll install the outlet on the wall with the window here. Usually the curtain will be hanging down and you won't be able to see the outlet.
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