HSK 6 HSK C7-9
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Strokes

Definition

fork in road/bifurcation/branch in road, river, mountain range etc/to branch off/to turn off/to diverge/to stray (from the path)/to change the subject/to interrupt/to stagger (times)

Example

As a Noun

fork; branch; branch/forked/side road

1
men
我们
zǒu
dào
chàkǒu
岔路口
  
,
zhī
不知
wǎng
zuǒ
háishi
还是
wǎng
yòu
  

We came to a fork in the road, and we couldn't decide whether to take the left fork or the right.

2
Sānchàkǒu
三岔路口

fork in the road; junction of three roads

3
chà
河岔

branch of a river

As a Verb

turn off; diverge

4
de
chē
kāi
dào
shānjiǎoxià
山脚下
  
,
chà
dào
yòubian
右边
shang
路上
le
  

His car came to the foot of a hill and then turned right.

As a Verb

interrupt or change the topic (of conversation)

5
Wèile
为了
miǎn
避免
gān
尴尬
yǒu
有意
chàkāi
岔开
huà
话题
  

He intentionally changed the topic to avoid embarrassment.

As a Verb

stagger; space out

6
Wèile
为了
dǎngzhù
挡住
shìxiàn
视线
  
,
yuàn
剧院
de
zuòwèi
座位
shì
chàkāi
岔开
páiliè
排列
de
  

Theatre seats are staggered for clear viewing.

7
shi
护士
zhíbān
值班
shíjiān
时间
chàkāi
岔开

stagger the nurses'shifts

8
Chàkāi
岔开
fǎngwèn
访问
shíjiān
时间

space out the visits

9
Chàkāi
岔开
bàngōng
办公
shíjiān
时间

stagger office hours

As a Noun

accident; trouble; mistake

10
qián
jiāogěi
交给
  
,
chū
le
chàr  
岔儿
  

She can be entrusted with the task of looking after the money.

As a Verb

(of voice) sound unnatural; become hoarse

11
shēngjié
声嘶力竭
yǎnjiǎng
演讲
  
,
jiēguǒ
结果
sǎngzi
嗓子
dōu
chà
le
  

He stretched his voice to address the audience and finally it broke.