to place in a certain position; to assign to a job; to plant; resettlement (old)
不插电不插電bu4 cha1 dian4
unplugged (of rock musicians performing on acoustic instruments)
插播插播cha1 bo1
to interrupt (a radio or TV program) with a commercial insert, breaking news etc; to put a call on hold
插播广告插播廣告cha1 bo1 guang3 gao4
slot advertisement; interstitial ad; splash ad
插补插補cha1 bu3
interpolation (mathematics)
插不上手插不上手cha1 bu5 shang4 shou3
to be unable to intervene
插槽插槽cha1 cao2
slot
插翅难飞插翅難飛cha1 chi4 nan2 fei1
lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom); fig. impossible to escape
插队插隊cha1 dui4
to cut in line; to jump a queue; to live on a rural community (during the Cultural Revolution)
插花插花cha1 hua1
flower arranging; ikebana
插画插畫cha1 hua4
illustration
插话插話cha1 hua4
to interrupt (sb speaking); interruption; digression
插件插件cha1 jian4
plug-in (software component)
插脚插腳cha1 jiao3
to shove in; to edge in; fig. to poke one's nose into people's business; prong
插进插進cha1 jin4
to insert; to stick in; to plug in (an electronic device)
插科打诨插科打諢cha1 ke1 da3 hun4
to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom); to jest; buffoonery
插孔插孔cha1 kong3
jack; socket
插口插口cha1 kou3
socket (for an electric plug); to interrupt (sb speaking); to butt in
插曲插曲cha1 qu3
music played during a movie, play etc; incidental music; music played in a theatrical interlude; (fig.) incident; episode
插入插入cha1 ru4
to insert; to stick; to thrust
插入因子插入因子cha1 ru4 yin1 zi3
insertion element
插入语插入語cha1 ru4 yu3
interjection
插上插上cha1 shang5
to plug into; to insert; to stick in
插手插手cha1 shou3
to get involved in; to meddle; interference
插锁插鎖cha1 suo3
mortise lock
插头插頭cha1 tou2
plug
插图插圖cha1 tu2
illustration
插线板插線板cha1 xian4 ban3
power strip; powerboard (with multiple electrical sockets)
插销插銷cha1 xiao1
bolt (for locking a window, cabinet etc); (electrical) plug
插秧插秧cha1 yang1
transplant rice seedlings
插腰插腰cha1 yao1
to put one's hands on one's hips
插值插值cha1 zhi2
interpolation
插足插足cha1 zu2
to squeeze in; to step in; to take part; to step between (two persons in a relationship)
插嘴插嘴cha1 zui3
to interrupt (sb talking); to butt in; to cut into a conversation
插座插座cha1 zuo4
socket; outlet
重插重插chong2 cha1
to replug; to disconnect and reconnect (from a plug, port, connection etc)
抽插抽插chou1 cha1
to slide in and out; thrusting
穿插穿插chuan1 cha1
to insert; to take turns, alternate; to interweave; to interlace; subplot; interlude; episode; (military) to thrust deep into the enemy forces
倒插门倒插門dao4 cha1 men2
to marry and live with the bride's family (inverting traditional Chinese expectations)
电源插座電源插座dian4 yuan2 cha1 zuo4
electric socket; power point
画插图者畫插圖者hua4 cha1 tu2 zhe3
illustrator
即插即用即插即用ji2 cha1 ji2 yong4
plug-and-play
挤挤插插擠擠插插ji3 ji3 cha1 cha1
crowded tightly; jam-packed
见缝插针見縫插針jian4 feng4 cha1 zhen1
lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every second and every inch
两肋插刀兩肋插刀liang3 lei4 cha1 dao1
lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom); fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it
内插內插nei4 cha1
to install (hardware) internally (rather than plugging it in as a peripheral); (math.) to interpolate; interpolation
气管插管术氣管插管術qi4 guan3 cha1 guan3 shu4
tracheotomy (medicine)
热插拔熱插拔re4 cha1 ba2
hot swapping
随插即用隨插即用sui2 cha1 ji2 yong4
plug and play (computing)
外插外插wai4 cha1
to extrapolate; extrapolation (math.); (computing) to plug in (a peripheral device etc)
无心插柳柳成阴無心插柳柳成陰wu2 xin1 cha1 liu3 liu3 cheng2 yin1
lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you; (fig.) unintentional actions may bring unexpected success; also written 無心插柳柳成蔭|无心插柳柳成荫
lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree; fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect; well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it