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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

插话 [chāhuà]
  1. 1. verb interrupt
  2. 2. noun interruption

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

插话 [chāhuà]
  1. 1. interpose a remark, etc.; chip in
    这时老张插了话，补充了一些新例子。
    At this point Lao Zhang chipped in with some fresh examples.
    老师讲课的时候同学们不要插话。
  2. 2. a remark interposed
  3. 3. digression; episode
    这一段插话使她的报告生动多了。
    This digression added to the liveliness of her talk.
    插话也要讲究艺术。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

插话 [chāhuà]
  1. 1. 动 在别人说话过程中插进去说 也说插嘴
    你先别插话,让他把话说完。
  2. 2. 名 在别人说话过程中插进去说的话
    领导的插话起了画龙点睛的作用
  3. 3. 名 说话时离开正题加插进去的话
    说书人在说到紧要关头时,往往来一段轻松活泼的插话
See more results for 插话 in the English-Chinese Dictionary

Examples

这一段插话使她的报告生动多了。
This digression added to the liveliness of her talk. → 插话
老师讲课的时候同学们不要插话。 → 插话
插话也要讲究艺术。 → 插话
大人说话的时候, 小孩子不要随便插话。
Children should not butt in when the adults are talking. → 小孩子
领导的插话起了画龙点睛的作用 → 插话
说书人在说到紧要关头时,往往来一段轻松活泼的插话 → 插话
interlocutory wit
插话的机智 → interlocutory

Word Decomposition

插
[chā] 		+ 话
[huà]

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