chà​kāi

to change the subject

  • created sense approved 岔开/岔開 · chà​kāi · to branch off — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    岔开 / 岔開

    chà​kāi

    to branch off

    to diverge or turn aside; to branch off a road

    岔, 开

    岔 (literal) → 岔 · chà · to diverge 开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · [away/open]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 岔开/岔開 · chà​kāi · to change the subject — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    岔开 / 岔開

    chà​kāi

    to change the subject

    to divert or change the topic of conversation

    岔, 开

    岔 (literal) → 岔 · chà · to interrupt 开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · [away/open]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 岔开/岔開 · chà​kāi · to stagger — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    岔开 / 岔開

    chà​kāi

    to stagger

    to space out or stagger times to avoid a conflict

    岔, 开

    岔 (literal) → 岔 · chà · to stagger 开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · [away/open]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense