卡壳

卡殼
qiǎké
  1. (of a bullet or shell) to jam
  2. (fig.) to get stuck; to be held up; to reach an impasse

CEDICT

  1. to get stuck; to be held up; to experience a temporary stoppage
  2. to jam (of a cartridge or shell case)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 卡 qiǎ
  1. to block
  2. to be stuck
  3. to be wedged
  4. customs station
  5. a clip
  6. a fastener
  7. a checkpost
  8. Taiwan pr. kǎ
2 壳 ké
  1. (coll.) shell (of an egg, nut, crab etc)
  2. case; casing; housing (of a machine or device)

Related entries

卡住 kǎzhù
  1. to jam
  2. to choke
  3. to clutch
  4. also pr. qiǎzhù
我的拉链卡住了。

My zipper got stuck.

Source: Tatoeba

卡弹 kǎdàn to jam (rifle)