Chinese word

打岔

Pronunciation

Pinyindǎ chà

Meaning

  • verbinterrupt

Example

开会时不要随便打岔别人的发言。kāi huì shí bú yào suí biàn dǎ chà bié rén de fā yán

Don't interrupt other people whenever you feel like it during meetings.

Illustration for 打岔 (interrupt)

More examples

课堂上学生互相打岔，影响学习。kè táng shàng xué shēng hù xiāng dǎ chà yíng xiǎng xué xí

Students interrupt one another in class, which affects learning.

Core concept

A break in someone else's speech that pushes the conversation onto a side path.

Common phrases

  • 打岔别人的话dǎ chà bié rén de huà

    interrupt someone else's speech

  • 打岔发言dǎ chà fā yán

    interrupt a speaker

  • 打岔谈话dǎ chà tán huà

    interrupt a conversation

Similar words

插嘴chā zuǐ: Speaks briefly during another person's turn to give an opinion.
插话chā huà: Adds a remark to a conversation while someone else is speaking.
打断dǎ duàn: Stops another speaker from continuing before the speech is finished.

Definition in Chinese

用一句话或评论插入别人正在进行的陈述，使原本的话题被打断或转为其他话题。yòng yí jù huà huò píng lùn chā rù bié rén zhèng zài jìn xíng de chén shù shǐ yuán běn de huà tí bèi dǎ duàn huò zhuǎn wéi qí tā huà tí

Word origin

打 (dǎ, "to make") + 岔 (chà, "a fork or branch") combines an action with the image of a road dividing, making a conversation branch away from its original course.

Usage tips

  • The behavior can fit this word even when the inserted comment is helpful, because the timing and effect on the discussion matter more than the speaker's intention.

Other meanings

  • butt inverb
  • disruptverb

Opposites

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