cut in line; queue-jump
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
cut in line; jump the queue
informalA colloquial expression often used to describe rude behavior in daily life. The '儿' (ér) is often pronounced as a retroflexed final 'r' sound attached to the preceding syllable.
Dà大
jiā家
dōu都
pái排
duì队
ne呢
，
nǐ你
bié别
jiā加
sāi塞
r儿
。
Everyone is lining up, don't cut in line.
Nà那
gè个
xiǎo小
huǒ伙
zi子
yòu又
jiā加
sāi塞
r儿
mǎi买
piào票
le了
。
That young man cut in line to buy a ticket again.
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Zài在
shí食
táng堂
，
jiā加
sāi塞
r儿
de的
xíng行
wéi为
hěn很
ràng让
rén人
tǎo讨
yàn厌
。
Cutting in line in the cafeteria is very annoying.
Tā他
jiā加
sāi塞
r儿
jiā加
dào到
wǒ我
qián前
miàn面
qù去
le了
。
He cut in line ahead of me.
Gōng公
gòng共
chǎng场
hé合
jiā加
sāi塞
r儿
shì是
bù不
wén文
míng明
de的
xíng行
wéi为
。
Cutting in line in public is uncivilized behavior.