yē
掖
tuck into; stuff into
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to tuck into; to stuff into
neutralDescribes the action of forcing or fitting an item into a narrow space.
Bǎ把
shū书
yē掖
zài在
huái怀
lǐ里
，
tā他
kuài快
bù步
zǒu走
chū出
le了
tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
。
Tucking the book into his arms, he walked quickly out of the library.
Tā她
bǎ把
zhǐ纸
tiáo条
cóng从
mén门
fèng缝
lǐ里
yē掖
jìn进
qù去
，
xī希
wàng望
duì对
fāng方
néng能
kàn看
dào到
。
She stuffed the note through the door crack, hoping the other person would see it.
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Tiān天
lěng冷
le了
，
mā妈
mā妈
bāng帮
wǒ我
bǎ把
chèn衬
shān衫
yē掖
jìn进
kù裤
zi子
lǐ里
。
It’s cold, so Mom helped me tuck my shirt into my pants.
Tā他
tōu偷
tōu偷
bǎ把
líng零
shí食
yē掖
jìn进
shū书
bāo包
，
shēng生
pà怕
lǎo老
shī师
fā发
xiàn现
。
He secretly stuffed snacks into his schoolbag, afraid the teacher would find out.
Zhè这
zhāng张
xuān宣
chuán传
dān单
bèi被
rén人
yē掖
zài在
gōng公
gào告
lán栏
de的
jiā夹
fèng缝
lǐ里
。
This flyer was tucked into the crack of the bulletin board.