插翅难飞
chā chì nán fēi
Pinyin

Definition

插翅难飞
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chā chì nán fēi
  1. lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom); fig. impossible to escape

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

插
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
插曲
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
翅膀
chì bǎng
  1. 1 wing
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],對|对[duì]
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
展翅
zhǎn chì
  1. 1 to spread wings
插上
chā shang
  1. 1 to plug into
  2. 2 to insert
  3. 3 to stick in
插件
chā jiàn
  1. 1 plug-in (software component)
插入
chā rù
  1. 1 to insert
  2. 2 to stick
  3. 3 to thrust
插嘴
chā zuǐ
  1. 1 to interrupt (sb talking)
  2. 2 to butt in
  3. 3 to cut into a conversation
插图
chā tú
  1. 1 illustration
插孔
chā kǒng
  1. 1 jack
  2. 2 socket
插座
chā zuò
  1. 1 socket
  2. 2 outlet
插手
chā shǒu
  1. 1 to get involved in
  2. 2 to meddle
  3. 3 interference
插播
chā bō
  1. 1 to interrupt (a radio or TV program) with a commercial insert, breaking news etc
  2. 2 to put a call on hold
插画
chā huà
  1. 1 illustration
插花
chā huā
  1. 1 flower arranging
  2. 2 ikebana
插话
chā huà
  1. 1 to interrupt (sb speaking)
  2. 2 interruption
  3. 3 digression
插足
chā zú
  1. 1 to squeeze in
  2. 2 to step in
  3. 3 to take part
  4. 4 to step between (two persons in a relationship)
插进
chā jìn
  1. 1 to insert
  2. 2 to stick in
  3. 3 to plug in (an electronic device)
插队
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)

Idioms (6)

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
展翅高飞
zhǎn chì gāo fēi
  1. 1 to spread one's wings and soar (idiom)
  2. 2 to develop one's abilities freely
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

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