| 岔 | chà | fork in road; bifurcation; branch in road, river, mountain range etc; to branch off; to turn off; to diverge; to stray (from the path); to change the subject; to interrupt; to stagger (times) |
| 道岔 | dào chà | railroad switch |
| 岔开 | chà kāi | to diverge; to branch off the road; to change (the subject) |
| 岔路 | chà lù | fork in the road |
| 岔子 | chà zi | set-back; accident; a hiccup |
| 三岔口 | sān chà kǒu | At The Crossroads, the name of a famous opera, story from Shui Hu Zhuan |
| 出岔子 | chū chà zi | to go wrong; to take a wrong turning |
| 分岔 | fēn chà | bifurcation |
| 分岔理论 | fēn chà lǐ lùn | bifurcation theory |
| 南岔 | Nán chà | Nancha district of Yichun city 伊春市, Heilongjiang |
| 南岔区 | Nán chà qū | Nancha district of Yichun city 伊春市, Heilongjiang |
| 岔口 | chà kǒu | junction; fork in road |
| 岔流 | chà liú | branch stream |
| 岔调 | chà diào | to lose one's voice (coll.) |
| 岔道 | chà dào | side road; by-way; to branch off |
| 打岔 | dǎ chà | interruption; to interrupt (esp. talk); to change the subject |
| 扳道岔 | bān dào chà | railroad switch |
| 找岔子 | zhǎo chà zi | to look for blemishes; to find fault; nitpicking |
| 眼岔 | yǎn chà | to mistake for sth else |
