卡住

kǎzhù

verb #4,822

Meanings

1 to get stuck
2 to be jammed
3 to be caught

Characters

to wedge; to get stuck

to hold; to stop (complement)

Examples

门卡住了，打不开。

Mén kǎzhù le, dǎ bù kāi.

The door is stuck and won't open.

鱼刺卡住了我的喉咙。

Yú cì kǎzhù le wǒ de hóulóng.

A fish bone got stuck in my throat.

Tips

grammar

卡住 uses the resultative complement 住 (zhù) meaning the action of getting stuck has been completed and the state persists.

Stroke Order

卡 kǎ

住 zhù