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插手

chā shǒu

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

插手 (chā shǒu) means "to get involved in; to meddle; interference". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 插手 means

1. to get involved in
2. to meddle
3. interference

The characters in 插手

• 插chāto insert; stick in; pierce
• 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work

Example sentences

• 别插手。
  Stay out of this.
• 别再插手。
  Stop meddling.
• 不要插手我的事。
  Bù yào chāshǒu wǒ de shì.
  Don't interfere in my affairs.
• 不要插手我的私生活。
  Bù yào chāshǒu wǒ de sīshēnghuó.
  Don't pry into my private life.
• 你最好不要插手别人的事务。
  Nǐ zuì hǎobù yào chāshǒu biéren de shìwù.
  It's best if you don't poke your nose into other people's business.

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