interrupt; cut in
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to interrupt; to cut in; to butt in
informalOften implies a lack of politeness or impatience, and is more informal. The polite way to ask to speak is '请问' (qǐng wèn).
Nǐ你
bié别
chā插
zuǐ嘴
，
xiān先
tīng听
wǒ我
shuō说
wán完
。
Don't interrupt; let me finish first.
Liǎng两
wèi位
lǎo老
rén人
jia家
zhèng正
tán谈
dé得
gāo高
xìng兴
，
wǒ我
xiǎng想
shuō说
yòu又
chā插
bù不
shàng上
zuǐ嘴
。
The two elderly people were talking happily, and I wanted to speak but couldn't find a chance to butt in.
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Kāi开
huì会
shí时
qǐng请
bú不
yào要
suí随
biàn便
chā插
zuǐ嘴
。
Please don't interrupt randomly during the meeting.
Tā他
tài太
méi没
lǐ礼
mào貌
le了
，
bié别
ren人
yī一
shuō说
huà话
tā他
jiù就
chā插
zuǐ嘴
。
He is so rude; he interrupts as soon as others start talking.
Xiǎo小
hái孩
zi子
bù不
dǒng懂
shì事
，
zǒng总
ài爱
zài在
dà大
rén人
shuō说
huà话
shí时
chā插
zuǐ嘴
。
Young children don't know any better; they always love to interrupt when adults are talking.