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岔

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Definitions

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

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别打 岔 !
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Words Containing 岔

打岔
dǎ chà

interruption

三岔口
sān chà kǒu

At the Crossroads, famous opera, based on a story from 水滸傳|水浒传[shuǐ hǔ zhuàn]

出岔子
chū chà zi

to go wrong

分岔
fēn chà

bifurcation

南岔
nán chà

Nancha district of Yichun city 伊春市[yī chūn shì], Heilongjiang

南岔区
nán chà qū

Nancha district of Yichun city 伊春市[yī chūn shì], Heilongjiang

岔口
chà kǒu

junction

岔子
chà zi

branch road

岔流
chà liú

branch stream

岔调
chà diào

(of a voice) husky

岔路
chà lù

fork in the road

岔道
chà dào

side road

岔开
chà kāi

to diverge

扳道岔
bān dào chà

railroad switch

找岔子
zhǎo chà zi

to look for blemishes

眼岔
yǎn chà

to mistake for sth else

听岔
tīng chà

to mishear

道岔
dào chà

railroad switch

隔三岔五
gé sān chà wǔ

see 隔三差五|隔三差五[gé sān chà wǔ]

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