Hanzi

塞

to stop up/to stuff/to cope with

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

sāi, sài, sè

Bopomofo

ㄙㄞ, ㄙㄞˋ, ㄙㄜˋ

Jyutping

sak1

Example sentences

塞 sāi
他的書包裡塞滿了課本。
他的书包里塞满了课本。

His schoolbag is stuffed with textbooks.

空隙 kòngxì
屋子裡的空隙都被書塞滿了。
屋子里的空隙都被书塞满了。

The gaps in the room were filled with books.

塞車 / 塞车 sāichē
今天早上因為交通事故，市中心嚴重塞車。
今天早上因为交通事故，市中心严重塞车。

There was a serious traffic jam in the city center this morning because of a traffic accident.

誤 / 误 wù
因為塞車，我誤了班機。
因为塞车，我误了班机。

Because of the traffic jam, I missed the flight.

堵塞 dǔsè
這條路因為交通事故而嚴重堵塞。
这条路因为交通事故而严重堵塞。

This road is seriously blocked because of a traffic accident.

導致 / 导致 dǎozhì
嚴重的交通堵塞導致他上班遲到。
严重的交通堵塞导致他上班迟到。

Serious traffic congestion caused him to be late for work.

Example Vocabulary

哇塞

塞

sai1

to stuff; to block; to plug

塞車

sai1'che1

traffic jam; congestion

鼻塞

bi2'se4

埃塞俄比亞

堵塞

du3'se4

to block; to clog; to stop up

塞子

sai1'zi

塞滿

塞爾維亞

充塞

chong1'se4

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