fill; stuff; block up
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to fill up (a hole, gap, etc.); to stuff; to block up
Can be used literally for physical holes and gaps, or figuratively for emotional or psychological voids.
Gōng工
rén人
men们
zhèng正
zài在
yòng用
shuǐ水
ní泥
tián填
sè塞
qiáng墙
bì壁
de的
liè裂
fèng缝
。
The workers are filling the cracks in the wall with cement.
Tā他
yòng用
mián棉
hua花
tián填
sè塞
ěr耳
duǒ朵
yǐ以
gé隔
jué绝
zào噪
yīn音
。
He stuffed his ears with cotton to block out the noise.
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Tā她
shì试
tú图
yòng用
máng忙
lù碌
de的
gōng工
zuò作
lái来
tián填
sè塞
nèi内
xīn心
de的
kōng空
xū虚
。
She tried to fill the emptiness in her heart with busy work.
Zhè这
gè个
dòng洞
xuè穴
bèi被
shā沙
shí石
wán完
quán全
tián填
sè塞
le了
。
The cave was completely blocked up with sand and rocks.