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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

戳 [chuō]
  1. 1. verb [穿过] poke
    他不小心戳到了我的眼睛。
    He accidentally poked me in the eye.
  2. 2. verb [损坏] pierce
  3. 3. noun [损坏] seal

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

戳 [chuō]
  1. 1. verb jab; poke; stab; stick; thrust; prod
    脚被石子戳伤了。
    刺把手指戳破了。
    钉子戳到手了。
    一戳就破
    break at the slightest touch
    在纸上戳了一个洞
    poke a hole in the paper
    小心! 你的竹竿儿别戳了他的眼睛。
    Be careful! Don't jab his eye out with your bamboo pole.
  2. 2. verb [dialect] sprain; blunt
    缝衣服把针尖儿戳了。
    他踢球戳了脚。
    钢笔尖儿戳了。
    The nib is blunted.
    打排球戳了手
    sprain one's wrist while playing volleyball

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

戳 [chuō]
  1. 1. 动 用手指或长条形物体的顶端触或捅
    把窗户纸戳个洞
    一戳就破
  2. 2. 动 [口] (手指或长条形物体的顶端)因猛力撞击硬物而受伤或损坏
    打排球戳了手
    笔尖戳了
  3. 3. 动 [口] 竖起;站立
    戳起一杆大旗
    别老戳着,快坐下
  4. 4. 名 [口] 图章
    手戳
    邮戳
    盖戳
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Examples

在纸上戳了一个洞
poke a hole in the paper → 戳
一戳就破
break at the slightest touch → 戳
打排球戳了手
sprain one's wrist while playing volleyball → 戳
钢笔尖儿戳了。
The nib is blunted. → 戳
戳脊梁骨
criticize sb. behind him; backbite → 脊梁骨
钉子戳到手了。 → 戳
他踢球戳了脚。 → 戳
缝衣服把针尖儿戳了。 → 戳
你这么做事情, 不是让别人戳脊梁骨吗？
Doesn't it make others talk behind your back by doing things like this? → 戳脊梁骨
一戳就破 → 戳
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Character Decomposition

翟
[zhái ]		 + 戈
[gě]

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