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揣

Character

揣 chuāi · chuǎi · chuài

HSK 7–9Character3 readings

to put something into a pocket or inside your clothes

Radical
扌
Strokes
12
Structure
Left–right
Parts
扌 耑
Traditional
揣
Frequency
#4377 most common character
Practice writing

Readings and meanings

chuāiMain readingchuǎiRare readingchuàiRare reading

chuāi

chuai1Main readingHSK 7–9
  1. to put something into a pocket or inside your clothes

Examples

  • 天冷，他把书揣进衣服里。

    tiān lěng, tā bǎ shū chuāi jìn yī fú lǐ

    It was cold, so he put the book inside his clothes.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 他把钱揣在身上去买东西。

    tā bǎ qián chuāi zài shēn shàng qù mǎi dōng xi

    He kept the money on him and went shopping.

    AI-generated sentence

Words that use “揣” as chuāi

揣在怀里chuāi zài huái lǐto tuck into one's bosomWord揣着明白装糊涂chuāi zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tuto pretend to not knowWord

chuǎi

chuai3Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is chuāi.

  1. to estimate CC-CEDICT
  2. to guess CC-CEDICT
  3. to figure CC-CEDICT
  4. to surmise CC-CEDICT

Words that use “揣” as chuǎi

揣摩chuǎi móto think carefully about something in order to understand itWordHSK 7–9揣测chuǎi cèto guess without knowing for sureWordHSK 7–9悬揣xuán chuǎito speculateWord揣度chuǎi duóto estimateWord揣想chuǎi xiǎngto conjectureWord不揣冒昧bù chuǎi mào mèito venture toWord

chuài

chuai4Reading 3Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is chuāi.

  1. used in 囊揣 (nāng chuài) CC-CEDICT
  2. used in 挣揣 (zhèng chuài) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “揣” as chuài

囊揣nāng chuàisoft, fat meat of pig's belly↗Variant of 囊膪WordUnreviewed
挣揣zhèng chuàito try very hard when something is difficult↗See 挣扎WordUnreviewed

Stroke order

All 12 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 揣

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Same radical 扌

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把bǎ打dǎ拉lā接jiē提tí报bào指zhǐ持chí舉jǔ才cái找zhǎo据jù
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