叉

chā

HSK 6

叉 — chā

1. fork; prong; pitchfork

   院子里放着一把旧叉子。 yuànzi lǐ fàng zhe yībǎ jiù chāzi — There's an old fork in the yard.

2. to cross; to intersect

   这两条路在村口叉了。 zhè liǎngtiáolù zài cūnkǒu chā le — The two roads fork at the village entrance.

3. the mark 'X' (cross)

   请在正确的方框里画叉。 qǐng zài zhèngquè de fāngkuāng lǐ huà chā — Please draw an X in the correct box.

叉 — chá

1. to cross; (colloquial) to be stuck

   机器在运输线上又叉住了。 jīqì zài yùnshūxiàn shàng yòu chāzhù le — The machine got stuck again on the conveyor line.

叉 — chǎ

1. to diverge; to spread apart (e.g., legs)

   河流在这里叉开成两支。 héliú zài zhèlǐ chǎkāi chéng liǎngzhī — The river divides into two branches here.