chā
Pinyin

Definition

 - 
chā
  1. fork
  2. pitchfork
  3. prong
  4. pick
  5. cross
  6. intersect
  7. "X"
 - 
chá
  1. to cross
  2. be stuck
 - 
chǎ
  1. to diverge
  2. to open (as legs)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (7)

chāi
  1. 1 hairpin
zǎo
  1. 1 flea
chā
  1. 1 fork of a tree
  2. 2 pitchfork
chà
  1. 1 branches of a tree
  2. 2 fork of a tree
chǎ
  1. 1 open seam of a garment
  2. 2 shorts
  3. 3 panties

Related Words (20)

jiāo chā
  1. 1 to cross
  2. 2 to intersect
  3. 3 to overlap
chā shāo
  1. 1 char siu
  2. 2 barbecued pork
jiāo chā kǒu
  1. 1 (road) intersection
jiāo chā diǎn
  1. 1 junction
  2. 2 crossroads
  3. 3 intersection point
shǎ chā
  1. 1 fool
  2. 2 blockhead

Idioms (2)

四仰八叉
sì yǎng bā chā
  1. 1 sprawled out on one's back (idiom)
恶叉白赖
è chā bái lài
  1. 1 evil behavior (idiom); brazen villainy

Sample Sentences

你们有叉子吗?
nǐmen yǒu chāzi ma ?
Do you have a fork?
什么药也没下,每次还得劈叉拉筋,痛得要命,不过,他颜值高啊哈哈哈!
shénme yào yě méi xià ,měicì hái děi pīchà lājīn ,tòng de yàomìng ,bùguò ,tā yánzhí gāo ā hā hā hā !
He hasn't put anything in my drink. Every time I have to do the splits to stretch, it hurts like hell, but he's really hot, ha ha!
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姥姥,瞧您说的,那是刀叉,没你想得那么夸张。
lǎolao ,qiáo nín shuō de ,nà shì dāochā ,méi nǐ xiǎng de nàme kuāzhāng 。
Grandma, think about what you said. It's a knife and fork. It's not as over the top as what you think.
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叉烧没有了。烧鹅要吗?
chāshāo méiyǒu le 。shāo é yào ma ?
We're out of roast pork. Do you want roast goose?
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服务员,给我一把叉子。
fúwùyuán ,gěi wǒ yī bǎ chāzi 。
Waiter, give me a fork.
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好的。还有,我老是搞不清楚哪只手拿刀,哪只手拿叉?
hǎo de 。háiyǒu ,wǒ lǎo shì gǎo bu qīngchu nǎ zhī shǒu ná dāo ,nǎ zhī shǒu ná chā ?
OK. Also, I can never remember which hand I should use to hold the knife and which hand I should use to hold the fork.
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就是打勾,打叉,给你一个分数。
jiùshì dǎgōu ,dǎchā ,gěi nǐ yī ge fēnshù 。
It's just checks, x's, and giving you a score.
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小姐感情线深且长,是重感情之人。但有一些细的分叉。应该要经历三段感情才能遇到真命天子。
xiǎojie gǎnqíngxiàn shēn qiě cháng ,shì zhòng gǎnqíng zhī rén 。dàn yǒu yīxiē xì de fēnchà 。yīnggāi yào jīnglì sān duàn gǎnqíng cái néng yùdào zhēnmìngtiānzǐ 。
Your love line is deep and long, which means you're someone who takes relationships seriously. However, there are some small forks coming from the line. You will experience three relationships before you meet your true soulmate.
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特步是个大叉!你想让我考鸭蛋啊?
Tèbù shì ge dà chā !nǐ xiǎng ràng wǒ kǎo yādàn a ?
Xtep's logo is a big X! Do you want me to get a zero?
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虾饺、烧卖 、叉烧包。
xiājiǎo 、shāomài 、chāshāobāo 。
Steamed shrimp dumpling, stuffed pork dumpling, and barbecue pork stuffed buns.
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