岔子

chàzi

noun #12,773

Meanings

1 accident; mishap; hiccup
2 branch road; fork

Characters

fork (in a road); to diverge

suffix (noun marker)

Examples

HSK 1

别出岔子就好。

Bié chūchàzi jiù hǎo.

As long as nothing goes wrong.

HSK 3

计划出了岔子，我们得重新安排。

Jìhuà chū le chàzi, wǒmen děi chóngxīn ānpái.

The plan hit a snag; we need to rearrange.

Tips

usage

出岔子 is the most common collocation, meaning 'something goes wrong' or 'a hitch occurs'. Very colloquial.

Stroke Order

岔 chà

子 zǐ