岔
chà
fork; to branch off; to change direction
Character
Example phrases
- 山路在前方突然岔开，两支队伍只好分头搜索。 Shānlù zài qiánfāng tūrán chà kāi, liǎng zhī duìwǔ zhǐhǎo fēntóu sōusuǒ. The mountain road suddenly forked ahead, so the two teams had to search separately.
- 前面是个岔路口，我们不知道该走哪一条。 Qiánmiàn shì ge chàlùkǒu, wǒmen bù zhīdào gāi zǒu nǎ yì tiáo. Ahead is a fork in the road and we don't know which one to take.
- 他说着说着就把话题岔开了，大家都没注意到。 Tā shuō zhe shuō zhe jiù bǎ huàtí chàkāi le, dàjiā dōu méi zhùyì dào. As he talked he steered the topic aside, and nobody noticed.
Related words
- 打岔 dǎchà to interrupt; to cut in; to change the subject
- 地道 dìdào tunnel; underground passage
- 掉头 diàotóu to turn around; to make a U-turn
- 动身 dòngshēn to set off; to start a journey
- 导航 dǎoháng to navigate; navigation
- 赴 fù to go to; to attend; to proceed to
- 带路 dàilù to lead the way; to show the way
- 过境 guòjìng to transit; to pass through a border
- 搭乘 dāchéng to take; to travel by
- 海运 hǎiyùn shipping by sea; maritime transport
- 机舱 jīcāng aircraft cabin; cabin
- 货运 huòyùn freight transport; cargo shipping