Meaning
stop up; to squeeze in; to stuff; Serb (abbr.); Serbian; strategic pass
Chinese: 堵塞、塞进、挤进、塞、填塞。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “sai” becomes a different word in each tone. 塞 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 堵塞dǔ sèto clog up; blockage
- 闭塞bì sèto stop up; to close up; hard to get to; out of the way
- 要塞yào sàistronghold; fort; fortification
- 塞子sāi zicork; plug
- 心塞xīn sāi(coll.) to feel sick at heart; to feel stifled; to feel crushed
Example Sentence
他把书都塞进了书包里。Tā bǎ shū dōu sāi jìn le shū bāo lǐ.He stuffed all the books into his schoolbag.
他Tāhe把bǎ(marks the object)书shūbook都dōuall塞sāito plug进jìnto go forward了le(completed action)书包shū bāoschoolbag里lǐinside。