插队

插隊

chāduì

verb #17,900

Meanings

1 to cut in line
2 to jump a queue

Characters

to insert; to cut in

line; queue; team

Examples

请不要插队，大家都在排队。

Qǐng bùyào chāduì, dàjiā dōu zài páiduì.

Please don't cut in line — everyone is queuing.

有人在我前面插队了。

Yǒu rén zài wǒ qiánmiàn chāduì le.

Someone cut in line in front of me.

Tips

history

插队 also has a historical meaning: during the Cultural Revolution, 插队 referred to urban youth being sent to rural areas to live and work alongside farmers (上山下乡运动). Context makes the meaning clear.

Stroke Order

插 chā

队 duì