岔子 (chà zi) — trouble, mishap, accident

Définition

Almost always used in the fixed phrase 出岔子 ('something goes wrong'). It refers to an unexpected mishap or hiccup, not serious disaster.

noun
troublemishapaccident

Exemples

  • Zhè cì shí yàn qiān wàn bù néng chū chà zi.
    This experiment absolutely cannot have any mishap.
  • Tā zuǐ shàng bù shuō, xīn lǐ pà chū chà zi.
    He didn't say it out loud, but he was afraid something would go wrong.
  • Jì huà hěn zhōu mì, yīng gāi bú huì chū chà zi.
    The plan is thorough; there shouldn't be any trouble.
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