卡 壳

qiǎ kédictionary entry

(of a bullet or shell) to jam / (fig.) to get stuck / to be held up / to reach an impasse

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

卡殼卡壳 [qia3 ke2] /(of a bullet or shell) to jam/(fig.) to get stuck; to be held up; to reach an impasse/

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Other forms in these source records: 卡殼

卡
kǎ
to stop / to block / (computing) (coll.) slow / (loanword) card / CL:張|张[zhāng],片[piàn] / truck (from "car") / calorie (abbr. for 卡路里[kǎ lù lǐ]) / cassette
qiǎ
to block / to be stuck / to be wedged / customs station / a clip / a fastener / a checkpost / Taiwan pr. [kǎ]
壳
qiào
(bound form) shell / Taiwan pr. [ké]
ké
(coll.) shell (of an egg, nut, crab etc) / case / casing / housing (of a machine or device)

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