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插座

chā zuò

HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word

插座 (chā zuò) means "socket; outlet". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 插座 means

1. socket
2. outlet

The characters in 插座

• 插chāto insert; stick in; pierce
• 座zuòseat; base; stand; (bound form) constellation

Example sentences

• 插头插到插座里了吗？
  Chātóu chā dào chāzuò lǐ le ma?
  Is the power cord plugged into a power outlet?
• 我把果酱撒到电源插座上短路了。
  Wǒ bǎ guǒjiàng sǎ dào diànyuán chāzuò shàng duǎnlù le.
  I spilled jam on the electric outlet and there was a short circuit.
• 你知道如果你把泡菜插入电源插座，它会发光并且发出嗡嗡的声音吗？
  Nǐ zhīdào rúguǒ nǐ bǎ pàocài chārù diànyuánchāzuò, tā huì fāguāng bìngqiě fāchū wēngwēng de shēngyīn ma?
  Did you know that if you plug a pickle into an electrical outlet, it glows and makes buzzing noises?

Words starting with 插座

• 插座板chā zuò bǎnpower strip

Words containing 插座

• 电源插座diàn yuán chā zuòelectric socket; power point

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read chā zuò correctly.
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