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岔

chà
noun #18,657

Meanings

  1. 1 fork in a road
  2. 2 branch
  3. 3 to diverge
  4. 4 to change the subject
  5. 5 to go wrong

Examples

前面有个岔，走左边。
Qiánmiàn yǒu gè chà, zǒu zuǒbiān.
There's a fork ahead — take the left.
别岔开话题。
Bié chà kāi huàtí.
Don't change the subject.

Tips

usage
岔 appears in many useful compounds: 岔路 (chàlù, forked road), 岔开 (chàkāi, to diverge/change subject), 出岔子 (chū chàzi, something goes wrong). As a standalone verb it means to branch off or interrupt.

Stroke Order

岔 chà