插手
chā shǒu
Pinyin

Definition

插手
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chā shǒu
  1. to get involved in
  2. to meddle
  3. interference

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

分手
fēn shǒu
  1. 1 to part company
  2. 2 to split up
  3. 3 to break up
射手座
Shè shǒu zuò
  1. 1 Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
  2. 2 popular variant of 人馬座|人马座[Rén mǎ zuò]
手
shǒu
  1. 1 hand
  2. 2 (formal) to hold
  3. 3 person engaged in certain types of work
  4. 4 person skilled in certain types of work
  5. 5 personal(ly)
  6. 6 convenient
  7. 7 classifier for skill
  8. 8 classifier: 双 shuāng
  9. 9 classifier: 只 zhī
手机
shǒu jī
  1. 1 cell phone
  2. 2 mobile phone
  3. 3 classifier: 部 bù
  4. 4 classifier: 支 zhī
一手
yī shǒu
  1. 1 a skill
  2. 2 mastery of a trade
  3. 3 by oneself
  4. 4 without outside help

Idioms (20)

一手交钱，一手交货
yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò
  1. 1 lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to pay for what you want in cash
  3. 3 simple and direct transaction
七手八脚
qī shǒu bā jiǎo
  1. 1 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
上下其手
shàng xià qí shǒu
  1. 1 to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
  2. 2 fig. conspiring to defraud
不怕神一样的对手，就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu
  1. 1 a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
人有失手，马有失蹄
rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí
  1. 1 lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. everyone makes mistakes
  3. 3 even the best fall down sometimes

Sample Sentences

谁叫你插手了？这个周末我们系花已经找了几个女孩子，还有那个学妹一块儿出来玩，我也得找几个男生，你非来不可。
shéi jiào nǐ chāshǒu le ？zhè ge zhōumò wǒmen xìhuā yǐjīng zhǎo le jǐ ge nǚháizi ，háiyǒu nàge xuémèi yíkuàir chūlái wán ，wǒ yě děi zhǎo jǐ ge nánshēng ，nǐ fēi lái bù kě 。
Who is asking you to interfere? The prettiest girls in our department have already found several girls to hang out with us this weekend and the freshman girl will be there too. I have to find a few guys, so you have to come.
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赵希希，你别敬酒不吃吃罚酒！不该你管的事儿，你少插手！否则别怪我不客气。
Zhào Xīxī ，nǐ bié jìngjiǔ bù chī chī fájiǔ ！bù gāi nǐ guǎn de shìr ，nǐ shǎo chāshǒu ！fǒuzé bié guài wǒ bù kèqì 。
Zhao Xixi, don't make me play hard-ball with you [or, don't refuse a gentle offer in favor of harsh punishment--Ed.]! Don't get involved in things that don't concern you. Otherwise, don't blame me when I'm not so friendly anymore.
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