Tā gùyì bǎ huàtí chàkāi, bù xiǎng huídá nàge wèntí.
He deliberately changed the subject, not wanting to answer that question.
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岔开 can be physical (a road branching) or figurative (diverting a conversation). When used for conversation, it implies an intentional, often evasive, redirection.