碴儿 (chā) — broken pieces, fragments, splinters (of glass, china, stone); grudge, the cause of a quarrel; fault to pick on
Definition
碴儿 (chár) is a colloquial noun with two distinct senses: sharp broken pieces of glass/china (avoid stepping on them), or a 'grudge' / petty fault someone picks on (often 找碴儿 'pick a quarrel').
noun
broken piecesfragmentssplinters (of glass, china, stone)grudgethe cause of a quarrelfault to pick on
Measure word · 块
Examples
- 碴儿，。Xiǎo xīn dì shàng de bō li chā, bié huá shāng le jiǎo.Be careful of the glass shards on the floor — don't cut your feet.
- 碴儿，。Tā zǒng ài zhǎo bié rén de chā, méi rén xǐ huan gēn tā yì qǐ gōng zuò.He always likes to pick on others' faults — nobody likes working with him.
- 碴儿，。Zhè liǎng gè rén zhī jiān yǒu jiù chā, jiàn miàn jiù chǎo jià.There's an old grudge between these two — they argue whenever they meet.
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