塞
sāi
Pinyin

Definition

塞
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sāi
  1. to stop up
  2. to squeeze in
  3. to stuff
  4. cork
  5. stopper
塞
 - 
sè
  1. to stop up
  2. to stuff
  3. to cope with
塞
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Sāi
  1. Serbia
  2. Serbian
  3. abbr. for 塞爾維亞|塞尔维亚[Sāi ěr wéi yà]
塞
 - 
sài
  1. strategic pass
  2. tactical border position

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

噻
sāi
  1. 1 used in transliteration

Related Words (20)

哇塞
wā sāi
  1. 1 (slang) wow!
  2. 2 also pr. [wā sēi]
塞
Sāi
  1. 1 Serbia
  2. 2 Serbian
  3. 3 abbr. for 塞爾維亞|塞尔维亚[Sāi ěr wéi yà]
塞车
sāi chē
  1. 1 traffic jam
鼻塞
bí sè
  1. 1 a blocked nose
埃塞俄比亚
Āi sài é bǐ yà
  1. 1 Ethiopia

Idioms (7)

塞翁失马
sài wēng shī mǎ
  1. 1 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a blessing in disguise
  3. 3 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
塞翁失马安知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú
  1. 1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
  2. 2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
  3. 3 also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
塞翁失马焉知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú
  1. 1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
  2. 2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
茅塞顿开
máo sè dùn kāi
  1. 1 murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear
豺狼塞路
chái láng sāi lù
  1. 1 ravenous wolves block the road (idiom); wicked people in power
  2. 2 a vicious tyranny rules the land

Sample Sentences

对于教师来讲，我们也要花更多精力调整讲课方式、语速、课件等，尽量使网课不那么枯燥。”比利时荷语布鲁塞尔自由大学讲师张蕾表示，“我们被迫取消很多实践及动手类的课程。比如我这学期的课程原本是要带学生们去参观欧盟机构、各大公司，与一线管理技术人员交流座谈，但现在只能变成讲理论和基础知识的网课。肯定是有很多遗憾，但目前来讲，也没有别的解决办法。”
duìyú jiàoshī láijiǎng ，wǒmen yě yào huā gèng duō jīnglì tiáozhěng jiǎngkè fāngshì 、yǔsù 、kèjiàn děng ，jǐnliàng shǐ wǎngkè bù nàme kūzào 。”Bǐlìshí hé yǔ Bùlǔsàiěr zìyóu dàxué jiǎngshī zhānglěi biǎoshì ，“wǒmen bèipò qǔxiāo hěnduō shíjiàn jí dòngshǒu lèi de kèchéng 。bǐrú wǒ zhè xuéqī de kèchéng yuánběn shì yào dài xuésheng men qù cānguān Ōuméng jīgòu 、gè dà gōngsī ，yǔ yīxiàn guǎnlǐ jìshùrényuán jiāoliú zuòtán ，dàn xiànzài zhǐnéng biànchéng jiǎng lǐlùn hé jīchǔ zhīshi de wǎngkè 。kěndìng shì yǒu hěnduō yíhàn ，dàn mùqián láijiǎng ，yě méiyǒu biéde jiějuébànfǎ 。”
"For teachers, we need to put more effort into adjusting teaching methods, speed of speech, and coursewares in order to make the lessons less boring. " Zhang Lei, a teacher from Free University of Brussels in Belgium said that, "We are forced to cancel many practical and hands-on courses. For example, my plan for the course this semester was to bring students on a tour in EU institutes and big companies, as well as in an exchange forum with front-line management and technical personnel. But now they have been changed to online ones about theory and basic knowledge. That is definitely a pity, but there is no other solution now. "
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布鲁尼亚罗已要求面见总理朱塞佩·孔特，强调项目的紧迫性。
bùlǔníyàluó yǐ yāoqiú miànjiàn zǒnglǐ zhūsàipèi ·kǒngtè ，qiángdiào xiàngmù de jǐnpòxìng 。
Brugnaro has asked to meet with Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to emphasize the urgency of the project.
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塞上点兵，"大风起兮云飞扬”。
sàishàng diǎnbīng ，"dàfēng qǐ xī yún fēiyáng ”。
Troops gathered on the northern borders, "A strong wind arises and white clouds fly in the skies".
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我也记得周末都被塞得满满的，周六上午参加书法班，下午舞蹈班，周日上午英语培训班，下午美术培训班，可是我还真没觉得累，下课以后就屁颠屁颠跑去买跳跳糖溜溜球。
wǒ yě jìde zhōumò dōu bèi sāi de mǎnmǎnde ，zhōuliù shàngwǔ cānjiā shūfǎ bān ，xiàwǔ wǔdǎo bān ，zhōurì shàngwǔ yīngyǔ péixùnbān ，xiàwǔ měishù péixùnbān ，kěshì wǒ hái zhēn méi juéde lèi ，xiàkè yǐhòu jiù pìdiānpìdiān pǎo qù mǎi tiàotiàotáng liūliūqiú 。
I also remember that my weekends were all really busy. On Saturday morning I went to calligraphy classes, then dance classes in the afternoon. On Sundays I had English classes, and then art classes in the afternoon. But I really didn't feel tired. When I got off class I would happily run off to buy pop rocks and play with my yo-yo.
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我倒是听说昨天学校开放礼堂让需要的人进去避难，这会儿应该塞满人了吧。
wǒ dào shì tīngshuō zuótiān xuéxiào kāifàng lǐtáng ràng xūyào de rén jìnqù bìnàn ，zhèhuìr yīnggāi sāimǎn rén le ba 。
I actually hear that our school opened up the assembly hall for people that needed some refuge from the storm. I bet it's packed full of people.
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这座中世纪哥特式建筑位于巴黎市中心塞纳河畔，1163年始建，1345年完工，是法国最具代表性的文物古迹之一，1991年由联合国教科文组织列入世界遗产名录，每年吸引至少1300万名游客。
zhè zuò zhōngshìjì gētèshì jiànzhù wèiyú Bālí shìzhōngxīn SāinàHé pàn ， nián shǐjiàn ， nián wángōng ，shì Fǎguó zuì jù dàibiǎoxìng de wénwù gǔjì zhīyī ， nián yóu LiánhéguóJiàoKēWénZǔzhī lièrù shìjiè yíchǎn mínglù ，měinián xīyǐn zhìshǎo wànmíng yóukè 。
This medieval Gothic building is located on the banks of the Seine in central Paris. It was built in 1163 and completed in 1345. It is one of the most representative cultural relics in France. It was listed by UNESCO on the World Heritage List in 1991 and attracts at least 13 million tourists annually.
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11日上午，阿桑奇在众目睽睽之下被英国警方“拖出”位于伦敦市中心的厄瓜多尔大使馆，“塞进”一辆灰色警车。
rì shàngwǔ ， zài zhòngmùkuíkuí zhīxià bèi Yīngguó jǐngfāng “tuō chū ”wèiyú Lúndūn shìzhōngxīn de Èguāduōěr dàshǐguǎn ，“Sāi jìn ”yī liàng huīsè jǐngchē 。
On 11th morning, the crowd watched Assange “dragged out” by the British police from the Ecuadorian Embassy in central London, and “pushed into” a gray police car.
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巴西国博副馆长克里斯蒂安娜·塞雷若说，博物馆工作人员“对找到更多藏品保持理性乐观"。
Bāxī guóbó fù guánzhǎng kèlǐsīdìānnàsāiléiruò shuō ，bówùguǎn gōngzuòrényuán “duì zhǎodào gèng duō cángpǐn bǎochí lǐxìng lèguān "。
The Deputy Director of the Brazil National Museum Cristian Serrejo said that the museum staff though optimistic are also rational about finding more collections.
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塞雷若说，联合国教科文组织已提供资金和技术支援，法国和埃及政府也有意伸出援手。
sāiléiruò shuō ，LiánhéguóJiàoKēWénZǔzhī yǐ tígōng zījīn hé jìshù zhīyuán ，Fǎguó hé Āijí zhèngfǔ yě yǒuyì shēnchū yuánshǒu 。
Sérejo said that UNESCO has provided financial and technical support, and the French and Egyptian governments also intend to lend a helping hand.
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也不成，衣柜里塞满我的衣服，你也挤不进去。
yě bùchéng ，yīguì lǐ sāimǎn wǒ de yīfu ，nǐ yě jǐ bù jìnqù 。
That's not OK either, the wardrobe is stuffed with my clothes, you won't be able to squeeze in.
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