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chá
HSK 3.0 Level 5

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Definitions

  1. 1. to cross
  2. 2. be stuck

Words Containing 叉

母夜叉
mǔ yè chā

witch

前叉
qián chā

fork (bicycle component)

河叉
hé chà

river mouth

叉车
chā chē

forklift truck

叉头
chā tóu

prong of a fork

钢叉
gāng chā

pitchfork

圈圈叉叉
quān quān chā chā

tic-tac-toe

二叉树
èr chā shù

binary tree

叉子
chā zi

fork

褐翅叉尾海燕
hè chì chā wěi hǎi yàn

(bird species of China) Tristram's storm petrel (Oceanodroma tristrami)

交叉点
jiāo chā diǎn

junction; crossroads

叉形
chā xíng

forked

烟黑叉尾海燕
yān hēi chā wěi hǎi yàn

(bird species of China) Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)

分叉
fēn chà

fork

音叉
yīn chā

tuning fork

叉烧包
chā shāo bāo

steamed bun stuffed with skewer-roasted pork

叉尾太阳鸟
chā wěi tài yáng niǎo

(bird species of China) fork-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga christinae)

傻叉
shǎ chā

fool

交叉运球
jiāo chā yùn qiú

crossover dribble (basketball)

夜叉
yè chā

yaksha (malevolent spirit) (loanword)

白腰叉尾海燕
bái yāo chā wěi hǎi yàn

(bird species of China) Leach's storm petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)

恶叉白赖
è chā bái lài

evil behavior (idiom); brazen villainy

劈叉
pǐ chà

the splits (move in dancing)

前移式叉车
qián yí shì chā chē

reach truck

叉架
chā jià

trestle

叉尾鸥
chā wěi ōu

(bird species of China) Sabine's gull (Xema sabini)

开高叉
kāi gāo chā

slit dress

三叉神经
sān chā shén jīng

trigeminal nerve

叉积
chā jī

cross product (of vectors)

日本叉尾海燕
rì běn chā wěi hǎi yàn

(bird species of China) Matsudaira's storm petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae)

黑叉尾海燕
hēi chā wěi hǎi yàn

(bird species of China) Swinhoe's storm petrel (Oceanodroma monorhis)

犬夜叉
quǎn yè chà

Inuyasha, fictional character

交叉耐药性
jiāo chā nài yào xìng

cross-tolerance

立体交叉
lì tǐ jiāo chā

three-dimensional road junction (i.e. involving flyover bridges or underpass tunnels)

叉烧
chā shāo

char siu

叉腰
chā yāo

to put one's hands on one's hips

四仰八叉
sì yǎng bā chā

sprawled out on one's back (idiom)

交叉阴影线
jiāo chā yīn yǐng xiàn

hatched lines

交叉学科
jiāo chā xué kē

interdisciplinary

鱼叉
yú chā

harpoon

高叉泳装
gāo chā yǒng zhuāng

high leg swimsuit

三叉戟
sān chā jǐ

trident

交叉
jiāo chā

to cross

交叉熵
jiāo chā shāng

cross entropy (information theory)

交叉火力
jiāo chā huǒ lì

crossfire

叉勺
chā sháo

spork

叉簧
chā huáng

switch hook (button or cradle of a telephone, whose function is to disconnect the call)

刀叉
dāo chā

knife and fork

交叉口
jiāo chā kǒu

(road) intersection