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Meaning of 塞

Pinyin sè、 sāi、 sài

Radical

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Strokes

Definition

stop up / to squeeze in / to stuff / Serb (abbr.) / Serbian, strategic pass, piston / unenlightened

Usage

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塞 sāi 【Verb】 1. Stop up; block up ([En.] stop up; block up) 2. Stuff; cram; squeeze in ([En.] stuff; cram; squeeze in) 3. Suppress; prohibit; ban; forbid ([En.] suppress; prohibit; ban; forbid) 4. Satisfy ([En.] satisfy) 5. Compensate ([En.] compensate) 6. Answer; repay ([En.] answer; repay) 7. Manage to arrange a position for someone ([En.] manage to arrange a position for sb.) 8. Practise bribe ([En.] practise bribe) 9. Evade; stall ([En.] evade; stall) 塞 sāi 【Noun】 Stopper; an object that blocks holes, bottle tops, etc. ([En.] stopper; cork). For example: bottle stopper; wooden stopper; piston. 塞 sāi 【Adjective】 1. Be in difficult position ([En.] be in difficult position) 2. Honest ([En.] honest) 边界上隔绝内外的屏障。泛指易于据守御敌的险要地方。 A barrier that separates the inside from the outside on a border. Generally refers to strategically advantageous places that are easy to defend against enemies. 塞 sài 【Noun】 1. A place of strategic importance; fortress, border post ([En.] pass a place of strategic importance; fortress) 2. Frontier ([En.] frontier) 3. Specifically refers to the northeastern frontier ([En.] Northern frontier) 4. A term related to an ancient gambling game ([En.] gambling) 塞 sài 【Verb】 1. Build fortifications ([En.] build fortress; construct fortifications) 2. Sacrifice to God ([En.] sacrifice to God) 同“塞（sāi）”。用于书面语词，如“闭塞”“阻塞”“塞责”“茅塞顿开”等。 The same as "塞 (sāi)." Used in written terms, such as "闭塞" (closed off), "阻塞" (blocked), "塞责" (to cover up responsibilities), "茅塞顿开" (suddenly understanding after confusion), etc. 塞 sè 【Verb】 1. Synonym for "塞" (sāi). To fill, block, or stuff gaps, used in formal expressions ([En.] stuff) 2. Refer to "塞" (sāi) and "塞" (sài) *引自繁体辞典解释 (*Quoted from the interpretations of traditional dictionaries) （一）之又音。 One of its homophones.

堵塞 dǔ sè

to clog up / blockage

活塞 huó sāi

piston / valve

壅塞 yōng sè

variant of 擁塞|拥塞[yong1 se4]

堰塞湖 yàn sè hú

dammed lake / lake formed by landslip or lava flow

要塞 yào sài

stronghold / fort / fortification

布鲁塞尔 Bù lǔ sài ěr

Brussels, capital of Belgium

西塞山 Xī sài shān

Xisaishan district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市[Huang2 shi2 shi4], Hubei

塞尔维亚 Sāi ěr wéi yà

Serbia

闭塞 bì sè

to stop up / to close up / hard to get to / out of the way / inaccessible / unenlightened / blocking

阻塞 zǔ sè

to block / to clog

西塞山区 Xī sài shān qū

Xisaishan district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市[Huang2 shi2 shi4], Hubei

塞浦路斯 Sài pǔ lù sī

Cyprus

塞内加尔 Sài nèi jiā ěr

Senegal

塞外 sài wài

beyond the Great Wall

巴塞罗那 Bā sài luó nà

Barcelona

马萨诸塞州 Mǎ sà zhū sài zhōu

Massachusetts, US state

塞入 sāi rù

stuff / cram / insert / put in / tuck in / slip

边塞 biān sài

frontier fortress

阿塞拜疆 Ā sài bài jiāng

Azerbaijan, former Soviet Republic and region of northwest Iran in Caucasus

塞舌尔 Sài shé ěr

the Seychelles

栓塞 shuān sè

thrombosis

填塞 tián sè

to fill up / to cram / to stuff

塞尚 sāi shàng

cezanne

搪塞 táng sè

to muddle through / to fob sb off / to beat around the bush / to dodge

敷衍塞责 fū yǎn sè zé

to skimp on the job / to work half-heartedly / not to take the job seriously

塞拉利昂 Sài lā lì áng

Sierra Leone

塞曼 sāi màn

Zeman / Seman / Zeeman

杜塞尔多夫 Dù sāi ěr duō fū

Düsseldorf (Germany)

脑栓塞 nǎo shuān sè

cerebral embolism

心肌梗塞 xīn jī gěng sè

myocardial infarction / heart attack

梗塞 gěng sè

to clog / to block / to obstruct

塞浦路斯共和国 sāi pǔ lù sī gòng hé guó

The Republic of Cyprus

淤塞 yū sè

choked with silt / silted up

珀塞尔 pò sāi ěr

Purcell

瓶塞 píng sāi

bottle cork / bottle stopper

塞纳河畔 sāi nà hé pàn

Seine River

埃塞俄比亚 Āi sài é bǐ yà

Ethiopia

塞翁失马 sài wēng shī mǎ

lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) / fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good

康塞普西翁 kāng sāi pǔ xī wēng

Concepcion

胶塞 jiāo sāi

rubber plug

茅塞顿开 máo sè dùn kāi

murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear

克劳塞维茨 kè láo sāi wéi cí

Clausewitz

鼻塞 bí sè

a blocked nose