插口 (chā kǒu) — to break in, to interrupt, to chip in (during a conversation)
Definition
A colloquial verb meaning 'to break in / interrupt' (a conversation). Often appears as 插不上口 when one can't get a word in because others are talking fast.
verb
to break into interruptto chip in (during a conversation)
Examples
- 插口。Qǐng bú yào zài bié rén shuō huà shí suí biàn chā kǒu.Please don't casually interrupt when others are speaking.
- ，。Dà jiā dōu shuō dé hěn kuài, wǒ chā bú shàng kǒu.Everyone was talking so fast that I couldn't get a word in.
- 插口。Zhè ge huì yì yǔn xǔ dà jiā suí shí chā kǒu tí wèn.This meeting allows everyone to interrupt at any time to ask questions.
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