Common Meanings
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chà岔
A place where a mountain range, road, or river diverges; a fork or branch.
这条路走到了一个岔道口，我们应该往左还是往右呢？
This road led to a fork, should we go left or right?
To deviate from the main topic or path; to go off track; to interrupt.
你不要老是打岔，让我把话说完。
Please don't always interrupt; let me finish what I'm saying.
To stagger or separate events or times to avoid overlap or conflict.
为了避免堵车，我们决定把出发时间岔开。
To avoid traffic jams, we decided to stagger our departure times.
Dialectal; describes an abnormal voice, as in 'chàdiào' (off-key or out of tune).
他唱歌老是岔调。
He always sings out of tune.