qiǎ​ké

to jam

卡壳 卡殼 qiǎ//ké
to jam
(of a firearm) to jam because a shell gets stuck in the chamber
to get stuck
(metaphorical) to be held up or reach an impasse in a process or task
to stumble
(metaphorical) to pause or break off mid-sentence while speaking due to forgetting words or being nervous

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0.720 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
0.431 per million

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