fork in road; branch off; turn off (v./n.)
HSK 6
Traditional
岔 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
差 chà - lack; lacking (v./adj.) | HSK 3
Phonetically similar words
茶 chá - tea (n.) | HSK 1
插 chā - stick in; to insert; interpose (v.) | HSK 5
Examples
他在路口岔了个方向。 tā zài lù kǒu chà le gè fāng xiàng. - He turned in a different direction at the intersection.
她的计划岔了原定的轨道。 tā de jì huà chà le yuán dìng de guǐ dào. - Her plan deviated from the original track.
请不要岔开话题，我们继续讨论。 qǐng bú yào chà kāi huà tí, wǒ men jì xù tǎo lùn. - Please don't change the topic; let's continue the discussion.
在这个关键时刻，他岔开了注意力。 zài zhè ge guān jiàn shí kè, tā chà kāi le zhù yì lì. - At this critical moment, he lost his focus.
道路的岔口处需要设置交通标志。 dào lù de chà kǒu chù xū yào shè zhì jiāo tōng biāo zhì. - Traffic signs should be placed at road intersections.