chà
Pinyin

Definition

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chà
  1. fork in road
  2. bifurcation
  3. branch in road, river, mountain range etc
  4. to branch off
  5. to turn off
  6. to diverge
  7. to stray (from the path)
  8. to change the subject
  9. to interrupt
  10. to stagger (times)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (13)

Sān chà kǒu
  1. 1 At the Crossroads, famous opera, based on a story from 水滸傳|水浒传[Shuǐ hǔ Zhuàn]
chà kǒu
  1. 1 junction
  2. 2 fork in road
chà lù
  1. 1 fork in the road
chū chà zi
  1. 1 to go wrong
  2. 2 to take a wrong turning
fēn chà
  1. 1 bifurcation

Sample Sentences

对不起,我打岔一下,现在已经是午餐时间了,我们要不要休息一下再继续?
duìbuqǐ ,wǒ dǎchà yīxià ,xiànzài yǐjīng shì wǔcān shíjiān le ,wǒmen yào bù yào xiūxi yīxià zài jìxù ?
Sorry to interrupt. It is already lunchtime. Shall we continue after a break?
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哈哈哈哈!这实在是太好笑了!不行了不行了,快来扶我一把,我快笑岔气了。
hāhāhāhā !zhè shízàishì tài hǎoxiào le !bù xíng le bù xíng le ,kuài lái fú wǒ yī bǎ ,wǒ kuài xiào chàqì le 。
Ha ha ha! This is really very funny! No! No! No! Can you help me up, my sides are splitting from laughter.
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李强你别打岔,让赵月说完。
Lǐ Qiáng nǐ bié dǎchà ,ràng Zhào Yuè shuōwán 。
Li Qiang, don't interrupt. Let Zhao Yue finish speaking.
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那要是买了这车,岂不是得天天给它充电?我这人没记性,隔三岔五地忘事。
nà mǎi le zhè chē ,qǐbùshì děi tiāntiān gěi tā chōngdiàn ?wǒ zhè rén méi jìxìng ,gésānchàwǔ de wàng shì 。
Well, then if I buy this car, do I have to charge the battery every day? I'm a forgetful guy and I often don't remember things.
妈!每次说到这儿,你就急着岔开话题。你是不是有事瞒着我?
mā !měicì shuōdào zhèr ,nǐ jiù jí zhe chàkāihuàtí 。nǐ shì bu shì yǒushì mán zhe wǒ ?
Mom! Every time I get this far, you're always in a big hurry to change the subject. Is there something you're keeping from me?
我们忙着点菜呢,你别打岔。要烤鳗鱼、天富罗,还要饺子、乌东面。
wǒmen máng zhe diǎn cài ne ,nǐ bié dǎchà 。yào kǎo mányú 、tiānfùluó ,hái yào jiǎozi 、wūdōngmiàn 。
We're busy ordering food. Don't interrupt. We'll have the roasted eel, tempura. We'll also get the dumplings and udon noodles.
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