叉

chā

CL 只 zhǐ 把 bǎ

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Uncommon

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叉

chā Noun fork; pitchfork

叉

chá to cross; be stuck

叉

chǎ to diverge; to open (as legs)

Definitions

1. fork
2. pitchfork
3. prong
4. pick
5. cross
6. intersect
7. \X\

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Word relationships

Counterparts

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• 刀 dāo 刀 dāo knife knife as paired item with fork: knife

Related words

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• 交叉 jiāo chā 交叉 jiāo chā to cross as in intersect or cross: to cross

Usage notes

Collocations

Common measure words are 把 (for forks as tools) and 只 (for one of a pair).

Cultural notes

In Chinese dining, chopsticks are the primary utensil; 叉 is used mainly for Western-style meals.

Example Sentences

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请给我一把 叉 。

Please give me a fork.

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Words Containing 叉

• 交叉 交叉 jiāo chā: to cross
• 叉子 叉子 chā zi: fork
• 三叉神经 三叉神经 sān chā shén jīng: trigeminal nerve
• 三叉戟 三叉戟 sān chā jǐ: trident
• 二叉树 二叉树 èr chā shù: binary tree
• 交叉口 交叉口 jiāo chā kǒu: (road) intersection
• 交叉学科 交叉学科 jiāo chā xué kē: interdisciplinary
• 交叉火力 交叉火力 jiāo chā huǒ lì: crossfire
• 交叉熵 交叉熵 jiāo chā shāng: cross entropy (information theory)
• 交叉耐药性 交叉耐药性 jiāo chā nài yào xìng: cross-tolerance
• 交叉运球 交叉运球 jiāo chā yùn qiú: crossover dribble (basketball)
• 交叉阴影线 交叉阴影线 jiāo chā yīn yǐng xiàn: hatched lines
• 交叉点 交叉点 jiāo chā diǎn: junction; crossroads
• 傻叉 傻叉 shǎ chā: fool
• 刀叉 刀叉 dāo chā: knife and fork
• 分叉 分叉 fēn chà: fork
• 前叉 前叉 qián chā: fork (bicycle component)
• 前移式叉车 前移式叉车 qián yí shì chā chē: reach truck
• 劈叉 劈叉 pǐ chà: the splits (move in dancing)
• 叉勺 叉勺 chā sháo: spork
• 叉尾太阳鸟 叉尾太阳鸟 chā wěi tài yáng niǎo: (bird species of China) fork-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga christinae)
• 叉尾鸥 叉尾鸥 chā wěi ōu: (bird species of China) Sabine's gull (Xema sabini)
• 叉形 叉形 chā xíng: forked
• 叉架 叉架 chā jià: trestle
• 叉烧 叉烧 chā shāo: char siu
• 叉烧包 叉烧包 chā shāo bāo: steamed bun stuffed with skewer-roasted pork
• 叉积 叉积 chā jī: cross product (of vectors)
• 叉簧 叉簧 chā huáng: switch hook (button or cradle of a telephone, whose function is to disconnect the call)
• 叉腰 叉腰 chā yāo: to put one's hands on one's hips
• 叉车 叉车 chā chē: forklift truck
• 叉头 叉头 chā tóu: prong of a fork
• 四仰八叉 四仰八叉 sì yǎng bā chā: sprawled out on one's back (idiom)
• 圈圈叉叉 圈圈叉叉 quān quān chā chā: tic-tac-toe
• 夜叉 夜叉 yè chā: yaksha (malevolent spirit) (loanword)
• 恶叉白赖 恶叉白赖 è chā bái lài: evil behavior (idiom); brazen villainy
• 日本叉尾海燕 日本叉尾海燕 rì běn chā wěi hǎi yàn: (bird species of China) Matsudaira's storm petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae)
• 母夜叉 母夜叉 mǔ yè chā: witch
• 河叉 河叉 hé chà: river mouth
• 烟黑叉尾海燕 烟黑叉尾海燕 yān hēi chā wěi hǎi yàn: (bird species of China) Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
• 犬夜叉 犬夜叉 quǎn yè chà: Inuyasha, fictional character
• 白腰叉尾海燕 白腰叉尾海燕 bái yāo chā wěi hǎi yàn: (bird species of China) Leach's storm petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)
• 立体交叉 立体交叉 lì tǐ jiāo chā: three-dimensional road junction (i.e. involving flyover bridges or underpass tunnels)
• 褐翅叉尾海燕 褐翅叉尾海燕 hè chì chā wěi hǎi yàn: (bird species of China) Tristram's storm petrel (Oceanodroma tristrami)
• 钢叉 钢叉 gāng chā: pitchfork
• 开高叉 开高叉 kāi gāo chā: slit dress
• 音叉 音叉 yīn chā: tuning fork
• 高叉泳装 高叉泳装 gāo chā yǒng zhuāng: high leg swimsuit
• 鱼叉 鱼叉 yú chā: harpoon
• 黑叉尾海燕 黑叉尾海燕 hēi chā wěi hǎi yàn: (bird species of China) Swinhoe's storm petrel (Oceanodroma monorhis)