插嘴

/ chāzuǐ /

Strokes

Definition

to interrupt (sb talking)/to butt in/to cut into a conversation

Example

As a Verb

interrupt; break in (on sth); cut/butt/break in (on sb/sth); chip/chime in (with sth); barge into a conversation; get a word in (edgeways)

Wǒmen

我们

tánhuà

谈话

shí

时

tā

她

lǎoshi

老是

chāzuǐ

插嘴

。

She kept cutting in on/cutting into our conversation.

Tā

他

bùshí

不时

chāzuǐ

插嘴

tí

提

wèntí

问题

。

He thrust in a question from time to time.

Chāzuǐ

插嘴

jiǎng

讲

jī

几

gōu

句

huà

话

cut/chip in with a few remarks

Chā

插

bù

不

shàng

上

zuǐ

嘴

cannot get a word in