插话

插話

chāhuà

verb #25,884

Meanings

1 to interrupt
2 to interject
3 to cut in (during a conversation)

Characters

to insert; to plug in

speech; words; talk

Examples

HSK 2

对不起，我可以插话吗？

Duìbuqǐ, wǒ kěyǐ chāhuà ma?

Sorry, may I interject?

HSK 3

他总是在别人说话时插话。

Tā zǒngshì zài biéren shuōhuà shí chāhuà.

He always interrupts when others are speaking.

Tips

usage

插话 can be neutral (asking permission to speak) or negative (rude interruption) depending on context. 打断 is more explicitly negative.

Stroke Order

插 chā

话 huà