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Traditional Chinese
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
sāi /sāi/sè
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
sak1|choi3
Short definition piston
Usage frequency Common
Chinese synonyms Chinese Gratis iconChinese tools icon (Click icons, results will appear below)
 
All available English definitions pistonCdict iconCantofish icon / to squeeze inCantofish iconAdso icon / to stuffMDBG iconCantofish icon / Serb (abbr.)Cantofish icon / unenlightenedCdict iconCantofish icon / SerbianCantofish icon / to stop upMDBG icon / strategic passCantofish icon / to cope withMDBG icon/
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: to squeeze in
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: piston; unenlightened; stop up; to squeeze in; to stuff; Serb (abbr.); Serbian; strategic pass
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: to stop up; to stuff; to cope with
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: stop up; to squeeze in; to stuff; strategic pass; piston; unenlightened
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: piston; unenlightened'
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这张( zhè zhāng)
(zhǐ) paper
太大(tài dà) too big
(sāi sāisè) piston
不进(bújìn)
信封(xìn fēng) envelope
(lǐ) village

The paper is too big for the envelope.

(wèi) health
(sāi sāisè) piston
(jié) node
(shì) is
佛教的( fó jiāo de) Buddhist
一个(yī gè) a
节日(jié rì) festival
纪念(jì niàn) to remember
佛陀的( fó tuó de) buddhistic
诞生(dàn shēng) to be born
(zōu) ,
(chéng) OK
(dào) way
(hé) with
涅盘(niè pán) (Buddhism) nirvana

Vesak is a Buddhist holiday which celebrates the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha.

不能(bù néng) to be unable
(bà) stem
牙膏(yá gāo) toothpaste
(sāi sāisè) piston
(huí) chapter
(guǎn) pipe
(lǐ) village

You can't put toothpaste back in the tube.

(dàng) when
(hé) how
(sāi sāisè) piston
看到(kàn dào) to see
马塞洛
后面(hòumiàn) back
有一个
对方(duì fāng) counterpart
球员(qiú yuán) ballplayer
(shí) when
(tā) another
大喊(dà hǎn) to shout
背后(bèi hòu) backdrop
有人(yǒu rén) anyone
” 。
Jose screamed “man on” when he saw a player from the opposition behind Marcello.

玛丽(mǎ lì) Mary or Marie (name)
(wǎng wǎng) past
嘴里(zuǐ lǐ) words
(sāi sāisè) piston
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
(diǎn) to hint
东西(dōng xi) stuff

Mary put something in her mouth.

(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
无法(wú fǎ) unable
(bà) stem
这个(zhè gè) this one
手提箱(shǒu tí xiāng) suitcase
关上(guānshàng) to close (a door)
因为(yīn wèi) because
(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
已经(yǐ jīng) already
(sāi sāisè) piston
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
太多(tài duō) too much
东西(dōng xi) stuff
(jìn) to score a goal
去了(qùle)

You can't get the suitcase closed because you've stuffed too much into it.

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