插队 (chā duì) — to jump a queue, to cut in line; (historical, PRC) to go and settle in a production brigade in the countryside (during the Cultural Revolution)
Definition
Two unrelated meanings: the everyday 'to cut in line' (verb–object, split as 插了队/插过一次队), and the historical sense of being sent to a countryside production brigade during the Cultural Revolution.
verb
to jump a queueto cut in line(historical, PRC) to go and settle in a production brigade in the countryside (during the Cultural Revolution)
Examples
- ，。Tā chā le duì, dà jiā dōu hěn bù gāo xìng.He cut in line, and everyone was very unhappy.
- 插队！Qǐng bú yào chā duì!Please don't cut in line!
- 插队。Tā nián qīng shí chā duì qù le nóng cūn.When he was young, he went to the countryside to join a production brigade.
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