塞子

sāizi

noun #23,486

Measure Word

一个塞子 gè

Meanings

1 stopper
2 plug
3 cork

Characters

to stuff, to block, to cram

Examples

把瓶子的塞子拔出来。

Bǎ píngzi de sāizi bá chūlai.

Pull the cork out of the bottle.

水槽里的塞子堵住了排水口。

Shuǐcáo lǐ de sāizi dǔzhù le páishuǐ kǒu.

The plug in the sink blocked the drain.

Tips

memory

Think of 塞 (to stuff/block) + 子 (object suffix): the thing you stuff into a hole to block it.

Stroke Order

塞 sāi

子 zǐ