穿插 (chuān chā) — to insert, to intersperse (one thing among others); to alternate, to do in turn

Definition

Examples

• 导演在电影中穿插了一个感人的爱情故事。
  Dǎo yǎn zài diàn yǐng zhōng chuān chā le yí gè gǎn rén de ài qíng gù shi.
  The director wove a touching love story into the film.
• 工作期间要穿插适当的休息，不要一直坐着。
  Gōng zuò qī jiān yào chuān chā shì dàng de xiū xi, bú yào yì zhí zuò zhe.
  During work you should intersperse proper rest — don't keep sitting the whole time.
• 这两项任务可以穿插进行，不用等一个做完再做另一个。
  Zhè liǎng xiàng rèn wu kě yǐ chuān chā jìn xíng, bú yòng děng yí gè zuò wán zài zuò lìng yí gè.
  These two tasks can be done alternately — you don't need to finish one before starting the other.

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