Definition
叉 (chā) covers two main uses: a noun meaning fork or 'X' mark, and a verb meaning to fork/branch or mark with an X. For an eating fork, the common word is 叉子 (chā zi); 叉 alone is more general. For 'intersect', the verb 交叉 (jiāo chā) is preferred for roads/lines, while 叉 emphasizes the act of forking or making an X.
noun
forkpitchforkforked tool'X' mark (used to indicate error, deletion, etc.)
verb
to crossto intersectto fork
Easily confused
- 反fǎnlook-alike(adjective / adverb) opposite; contrary; in reverse
- 查chásound-aliketo look up (a word, information in a reference)
- 双shuānglook-alike(classifier) pair (for things that come in twos: shoes, socks, hands, etc.)
- 差chàsound-alike(adjective) poor, inferior, not up to standard
- 茶chásound-aliketea (the drink)
- 插chāsound-aliketo insert, to stick into
- 岔chàsound-alike(noun) fork in the road, bifurcation, branch (of a road, river, mountain range)
Examples
- Qǐng gěi wǒ yì bǎ chāziPlease give me a fork.
- Zhè liǎng tiáo lù zài cūn kǒu fēnchāThese two roads fork at the village entrance.
- 叉。Tā zài cuòwù dá'àn shàng huà le yí gè chā.He drew an X on the wrong answer.
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