"Plug" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 chā tóu plug
 dǔ sǐ to block (a road) / to plug (a hole) / to stop up
 chā xiāo bolt (for locking a window, cabinet etc) / (electrical) plug
 sāi zi cork / plug
 shuān bottle stopper / plug / (gun) bolt / (grenade) pin
 bǎn yān plug (of tobacco)
 chā rù to insert / to stick in / to plug in
 chā jiàn plug-in (software or hardware) / to plug in a component
 chā shang to plug into / to insert / to stick in
 chā jìn to insert / to stick in / to plug in (an electronic device)
 huǒ huā sāi spark plug
 zì yuán qí shuō to make a story or theory consistent / to give a plausible explanation / to plug the holes in one's story
 zì jié to cleanse oneself / to sanctify oneself / self-cleaning (spark plug, oven etc)
 diǎn gem used as ear plug / jade earrings
 zuó to fit a handle into a socket / a plug or cork
 xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng nán bǔ If you don't plug the small hole, the big hole will be hard to repair (idiom) / A stitch in time saves nine.
 zhǐ xuè shuān plug to stop bleeding / tampon (medicine)
 guǎn zuò to mount an electronic valve / to plug in a bulb
 chuán dào jiāng xīn , bǔ lòu chí It's too late to plug the leak once ship is in the middle of the river. (idiom)
 chóng chā to replug / to disconnect and reconnect (from a plug, port, connection etc)
 wài chā to extrapolate / extrapolation (math.) / (computing) to plug in (a peripheral device etc)
 suí chā jí yòng plug and play (computing)
 xuě jiā tóu cigarette lighter plug (inserted in a car's cigarette lighter socket to draw power)
 bì sāi wall plug / screw anchor
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