出岔子

chūchàzi

phrase #20,902

Meanings

1 to go wrong
2 to hit a snag
3 to take a wrong turn
4 to have something go awry

Characters

to come out; to occur

fork (in a road); diverge; mishap

Examples

这项计划不能出岔子，每个细节都要检查。

Zhèxiàng jìhuà bùnéng chūchàzi, měigè xìjié dōu yào jiǎnchá.

This plan can't go wrong — every detail needs to be checked.

中途出了岔子，工程不得不暂停。

Zhōngtú chū le chàzi, gōngchéng bùdébù zàntíng.

Something went wrong midway and the project had to be suspended.

Stroke Order

出 chū

岔 chà

子 zǐ