插头 (chātóu): plug (electrical)

Measure Word

一个插头 gè

Meanings

1 plug (electrical)

Characters

插

chā

to insert; to plug in

头

tóu

head; end

Examples

HSK 5

把插头插进插座里。

Bǎ chātóu chājìn chāzuò lǐ.

Plug the plug into the socket.

HSK 7-9

这个插头和插座不匹配。

Zhège chātóu hé chāzuò bù pǐpèi.

This plug doesn't match the socket.

Tips

memory

插 (insert) + 头 (head) = the 'head' you insert into a socket. The counterpart is 插座 (socket, literally 'insert seat').

usage

转换插头 = adapter plug, very useful phrase when traveling abroad.

Stroke Order

插 chā

头 tóu

Related Words

转换插头 zhuǎnhuàn chātóu

travel adapter / plug adapter (for foreign sockets)

插入 chārù #8,512

to insert; to plug in / to interpose; to interject

插手 chāshǒu HSK 7-9 #4,187

to get involved in / to meddle / to interfere

插 chā HSK 5 #2,101

to insert; to stick in / to interpose; to cut in (a conversation)

从头 cóngtóu HSK 7-9 #5,771

from the beginning / from the start / all over again

念头 niàntou HSK 7-9 #5,016

thought / idea / intention

头绪 tóuxù #4,828

clue / outline / thread of thought

头痛 tóutòng #4,789

headache / to have a headache / troublesome

手头 shǒutóu HSK 7-9 #4,788

on hand; at hand / one's financial situation

头盔 tóukuī #5,069

helmet