塞
sāi
HSK level: HSK 6
Meaning
to plug; to stop up; to stuff in; (bound form) a stopper; a cork
Other reading: sài
(bound form) strategic stronghold
Other reading: sè
(bound form) to block; to obstruct
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Characters
Examples
厕所塞住了。
Cè suǒ sāi zhù le.
The toilet is backed up.
Words with this character
堵塞 dǔ sè to clog up闭塞 bì sè to stop up塞纳河 Sài nà Hé Seine交通堵塞 jiāo tōng dǔ sè road congestion埃塞 Āi sài Ethiopia安塞 Ān sài see 安塞区 Ān sài Qū塞北 Sài běi territories north of the Great Wall塞外 Sài wài territories beyond the Great Wall塞语 Sài yǔ Serbian language塞族 Sài zú Serb ethnic group鼻塞 bí sè to have a stuffy nose壁塞 bì sāi wall plug边塞 biān sài frontier fortress冰塞 bīng sāi ice blockage充塞 chōng sè congestion杜塞 dù sè to stop耳塞 ěr sāi earplug肛塞 gāng sāi butt plug梗塞 gěng sè to clog关塞 guān sài border fort, esp. defending narrow valley活塞 huó sāi piston瓶塞 píng sāi bottle cork气塞 qì sāi airlock