Chinese Word: 叉 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

叉Polyphone (多音字)HSK 5

Total strokes: 3; Radical: 又

Ideographic:A hand 又 grasping an object 丶

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Pinyin: chā

English Definition:fork; pitchfork; prong; pick; cross; intersect; "X"

Chinese Definition:
①交错：叉腰。
②一头分歧便于扎取的器具：叉子。

Example Words:

交叉HSK 6	jiāo chā	to cross; to intersect; to overlap
叉子HSK 5	chā zi	fork; Classifiers: 把
叉腰	chā yāo	to put one's hands on one's hips; also written 插腰
刀叉	dāo chā	knife and fork; Classifiers: 副
叉车	chā chē	forklift truck; Classifiers: 台

Pinyin: chá

English Definition:to cross; be stuck

Chinese Definition:
①挡住，堵塞住，互相卡住：一辆车叉在路口。

Pinyin: chǎ

English Definition:to diverge; to open (as legs)

Chinese Definition:
①分开张开：叉开两腿。

1		chā zi 叉子 yòng lái 用来 jiā 夹 shí wù 食物。 A fork is used to spear food.
2		tā 她 shuāng tuǐ 双腿 jiāo chā 交叉 zuò zhe 坐着。 She sits with her legs crossed.
3		wǒ men 我们 zài 在 chā 叉 lù kǒu 路口 jiàn miàn 见面。 We'll meet at the crossroads.
4		tā 他 chā 叉 zhe 着 yāo 腰 dīng zhe 盯着 wǒ 我 kàn 看。 He stood with arms akimbo and stared at me.
5		tā 他 ná zhe 拿着 chā zi 叉子 chī 吃 zhe 着 shā lā 沙拉。 He ate salad with a fork in his hand.

1		chā zi 叉子 yòng lái 用来 jiā 夹 shí wù 食物。 A fork is used to spear food.
2		tā 她 shuāng tuǐ 双腿 jiāo chā 交叉 zuò zhe 坐着。 She sits with her legs crossed.
3		wǒ men 我们 zài 在 chā 叉 lù kǒu 路口 jiàn miàn 见面。 We'll meet at the crossroads.
4		tā 他 chā 叉 zhe 着 yāo 腰 dīng zhe 盯着 wǒ 我 kàn 看。 He stood with arms akimbo and stared at me.
5		tā 他 ná zhe 拿着 chā zi 叉子 chī 吃 zhe 着 shā lā 沙拉。 He ate salad with a fork in his hand.