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  • 1

    v.take part in; participate in; get involved in

    • tā de shì hǎo bǐ huáng fēng cháo chā shǒu bù dé

      好比黄蜂巢插手不得

      Her affairs are like an wasp's nest. It's best not to get involved.

    • rén zú gòu duō le nín jiù bù yòng chā shǒu le

      足够不用插手

      You don't have to join in, there are more than enough people on the job already.

    • zhè jiàn shì nǐ qiān wàn bù néng chā shǒu

      千万不能插手

      You must not get involved in this.

  • 2

    v.help with; lend a hand

    • wú xū chā shǒu

      无需插手

      need no help

    • huó dōu gàn wán le bù yòng wǒ men chā shǒu le

      我们插手

      All work is finished, and our help is unnecessary.

    • tā xiǎng bāng mā ma gàn jiā wù dàn yòu méi fǎ chā shǒu

      妈妈家务插手

      She wanted to help her mother with the household chores, but didn't know how to.

  • 3

    v.interfere in; have a hand in; poke one's nose into; meddle in

    • zěn me yě xiǎng bu dào tā huì chā shǒu

      怎么想不到插手

      We never thought she would poke her nose into this.

    • yǒu zhì huì de fù mǔ bù huì chā shǒu ér nǚ de hūn shì

      智慧父母不会插手儿女婚事

      Wise parents will not have a hand in their children's marriage.

    • zài rèn hé qíng kuàng xià wǒ men dōu bù néng yǔn xǔ bié guó chā shǒu wǒ guó nèi zhèng

      任何情况不能允许插手内政

      Under no circumstances will we allow other nations to interfere in our internal affairs.

Word usage

  • "插" and "手" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • I wanted to help him, but I didn’t know what to do with it.

    • 做事允许别人一下

      He doesn't allow others to interfere in his work.

    • 从来没有

      I've never meddled in this matter.

Chinese words with pinyin cha shou