Definition
塞 (sāi) means 'to stuff' or 'to block' — you push something into a space to fill or close it. It's more about physically cramming or stopping an opening than 堵 (dǔ), which focuses on causing a jam or congestion (e.g., traffic). As a noun, it's a 'cork' or 'stopper' for bottles.
verb
to stuffto squeeze into blockto stop up
noun
corkstopper
Easily confused
- 堂tánglook-alike(noun) hall, large room for a specific purpose
- 赛sàisound-aliketo compete
- 塌tālook-aliketo collapse (of structures, etc.)
- 至zhìlook-alike(verb, literary) to arrive
- 场chǎnglook-alike(classifier) used for performances, sports matches, and other public events
- 在zàilook-alike(verb) to be (located) at; to exist; to be alive
Examples
- 塞。Tā bǎ qiánbāo sāi jìn le kǒudài lǐ.He stuffed his wallet into the pocket.
- 塞。Xiàshuǐdào bèi lājī sāi zhù le.The drain is blocked by trash.
- 。Zhège píngzi de sāi zi shì mùtou de.The stopper of this bottle is made of wood.
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