岔
chà
fork in road
bifurcation; branch in road, river, mountain range etc; to branch off; to turn off; to diverge; to stray (from the path); to change the subject; to interrupt; to stagger (times)
前面有一个岔路，我们该走哪边？
qián miàn yǒu yí gè chà lù，wǒ men gāi zǒu nǎ biān？
There is a fork in the road ahead; which way should we go?
他说着说着就把话题岔开了。
tā shuō zhe shuō zhe jiù bǎ huà tí chà kāi le。
As he was talking, he steered the subject off onto something else.
Words with 岔
道岔
dào chà
railroad switch
隔三岔五
gé sān chà wǔ
variant of 隔三差五[ge2 san1 cha4 wu3]
三岔口
sān chà kǒu
At the Crossroads, famous opera, based on a story from 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4]
出岔子
chū chà zi
to go wrong
分岔
fēn chà
bifurcation
南岔
nán chà
see 南岔縣|南岔县[Nan2 cha4 Xian4]
南岔县
nán chà xiàn
Nancha, a county in Yichun City 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 Shi4], Heilongjiang
岔流
chà liú
branch stream
岔口
chà kǒu
junction
岔子
chà zi
branch road
岔调
chà diào
(of a voice) husky
岔路
chà lù
fork in the road