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碴

chá
noun #30,765

Meanings

  1. 1 shard, fragment (of glass, porcelain, etc.)
  2. 2 stubble (of beard or hair)
  3. 3 (colloquial, Beijing) a quarrel; bad blood; grudge

Examples

小心，地上有玻璃碴。
Xiǎoxīn, dì shàng yǒu bōli chá.
Careful, there are glass shards on the ground.
他下巴上长出一层胡子碴。
Tā xiàba shàng zhǎng chū yī céng húzi chá.
A layer of beard stubble has grown on his chin.
他俩之间有点碴儿，最好别让他们碰面。
Tā liǎ zhī jiān yǒu diǎn chár, zuì hǎo bié ràng tāmen pèngmiàn.
There's a bit of bad blood between those two; best not let them meet.

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In Beijing speech 找碴儿 zhǎo chár means 'to pick a fight / nitpick' — literally 'looking for a sharp edge to grab onto'. The image of jagged glass shards underlies the slang meaning of grudges and quarrels.

Stroke Order

碴 chá