插嘴 (chā zuǐ) — to interrupt (someone speaking), to butt in
Definition
插嘴 (chā zuǐ) is informal/colloquial 'to butt in' mid-conversation. Unlike 打断 (which physically breaks the speaker's flow), 插嘴 just means squeezing your own comment in. Verbs on its own; 嘴 is not separable here.
verb
to interrupt (someone speaking)to butt in
Examples
- ，插嘴。Tā shuō huà de shí hou, bié rén zuì hǎo bú yào chā zuǐ.When he's speaking, others had better not interrupt.
- ，。Wǒ zhèng xiǎng shuō huà, tā jiù chā le yí jù zuǐ.I was just about to speak, and she cut in with a remark.
- ，插嘴。Tā men zài tǎo lùn zhòng yào wèn tí, nǐ bié chā zuǐ.They're discussing an important issue — don't butt in.
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