插销 (chā xiāo) — bolt (for a door or window); electrical plug
Definition
插销 (chā xiāo) covers two concrete hardware senses: a door/window bolt and an electrical plug. In modern speech most learners will meet the plug sense (电源插销); the bolt sense is older and more regional.
noun
bolt (for a door or window)electrical plug
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 插销。Qǐng bǎ mén shàng de chā xiāo chā hǎo.Please fasten the bolt on the door.
- 插销，。Zhè ge chā xiāo huài le, xū yào huàn yí gè xīn de.This plug is broken and needs to be replaced with a new one.
- 插销。Tā yòng lì bá chū le chā xiāo.He pulled out the plug/bolt with force.
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