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叉

chā · cha/chá · cha/chǎ · cha

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Meaning

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chā 叉

  1. fork
  2. pitchfork
  3. prong
  4. pick
  5. cross
  6. intersect
  7. "X"

chá 叉

  1. to cross
  2. be stuck

chǎ 叉

  1. to diverge
  2. to open (as legs)
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A fork, please

  1. Leon

    这(zhè)碗(wǎn)面(miàn)太(tài)长(cháng)了(le)，我(wǒ)用(yòng)不好(bùhǎo)筷子(kuàizi)。

    These noodles are too long. I cannot use chopsticks well.

  2. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)要(yào)一把(yībǎ)叉(chā)。

    Then I will ask for a fork for you.

  3. Leon

    太好了(tàihǎole)，有(yǒu)叉(chā)就(jiù)简单(jiǎndān)了(le)。

    Great, with a fork it is easy.

  4. Liangliang

    别急(biéjí)，先(xiān)用(yòng)叉(chā)把(bǎ)面(miàn)卷(juǎn)起来(qǐlai)。

    No hurry. First twirl the noodles up with the fork.

  5. Leon

    这(zhè)一叉(yīchā)太(tài)多(duō)了(le)，我(wǒ)的(de)嘴(zuǐ)装不下(zhuāngbùxià)。

    This forkful is too much. My mouth cannot fit it.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)给(gěi)我(wǒ)们(men)两(liǎng)把(bǎ)刀(dāo)和(hé)四(sì)把(bǎ)叉(chā)。

Give us two knives and four forks, please.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)用(yòng)叉(chā)子(zi)叉(chā)起(qǐ)一(yí)块(kuài)肉(ròu)。

He picked up a piece of meat with his fork.

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