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

HSK 5

把瓶子的塞子拔出来。

Bǎ píngzi de sāizi bá chūlai.

Pull the cork out of the bottle.

HSK 7-9

水槽里的塞子堵住了排水口。

Shuǐcáo lǐ de sāizi dǔzhù le páishuǐkǒu.

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