What does 塞 mean in Chinese?

塞 (sāi) means "to stop up; to squeeze in; to stuff; cork; stopper" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 6 word.

How do you pronounce 塞?

塞 is pronounced "sāi" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 1.

What words contain the character 塞?

Common words with 塞 include 堵塞 (to clog up), 充塞 (congestion), 冰塞 (ice blockage), 可塞 (xi or ksi (Greek letter Ξξ)), 哇塞 ((slang) wow!).

How do you write 塞?

You can practice writing 塞 using our stroke order tool.

塞 (sāi), to stop up

塞

sāi

to stop up; to squeeze in; to stuff; cork

HSK 6verb

Character Breakdown

Radical: 土 (no. 32)

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Definitions

(verb) to stop up
to squeeze in
to stuff
cork
stopper

Example Sentences

路上太堵了，到处都塞车。

Lù shàng tài dǔ le, dàochù dōu sāi chē

The roads are too congested, there are traffic jams everywhere

Words Containing 塞

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
堵塞	dǔ sè	to clog up	HSK 6
充塞	chōng sè	congestion
冰塞	bīng sāi	ice blockage
可塞	kě sài	xi or ksi (Greek letter Ξξ)
哇塞	wā sāi	(slang) wow!
加塞儿	jiā sāi r	to push into a line out of turn
喉塞音	hóu sè yīn	glottal stop
堰塞湖	yàn sè hú	dammed lake
堵塞费	dǔ sè fèi	traffic congestion fee
亚塞拜然	Yà sè bài rán	Azerbaijan (Tw)

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Related Words

瓶塞(píng sāi)· bottle cork

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下一站(xià yī zhàn)· the next stop (of a bus etc)

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下片(xià piàn)· to stop screening a movie

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不到黄河心不死(bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ)· lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 3.0: Level 6

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塞

sāi