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

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.

别出岔子就好。

Bié chū chàzi jiù hǎo.

As long as nothing goes wrong.

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

岔 chà

子 zǐ