qiǎ​ké

to jam

  • created sense approved 卡壳/卡殼 · qiǎ​ké · to jam — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    卡壳 / 卡殼

    qiǎ​ké

    to jam

    (of a firearm) to jam because a shell gets stuck in the chamber

    kǎ​ké

    卡, 壳

    卡 (literal) → 卡 · qiǎ · to be stuck 壳 (literal) → 壳/殼 · ké · shell

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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  • created sense approved 卡壳/卡殼 · qiǎ​ké · to get stuck — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    卡壳 / 卡殼

    qiǎ​ké

    to get stuck

    (metaphorical) to be held up or reach an impasse in a process or task

    kǎ​ké

    卡, 壳

    卡 (literal) → 卡 · qiǎ · to be stuck 壳 (literal) → 壳/殼 · ké · shell

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 卡壳/卡殼 · qiǎ​ké · to stumble — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    卡壳 / 卡殼

    qiǎ​ké

    to stumble

    (metaphorical) to pause or break off mid-sentence while speaking due to forgetting words or being nervous

    kǎ​ké

    卡, 壳

    卡 (literal) → 卡 · qiǎ · to be stuck 壳 (literal) → 壳/殼 · ké · shell

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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