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Hanzi

叉

to diverge/to open (as legs)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

chā, chá, chǎ, chà

Bopomofo

ㄔㄚ, ㄔㄚˊ, ㄔㄚˇ, ㄔㄚˋ

Jyutping

caa1

Example sentences

交叉 jiāochā
這條路與鐵路交叉，請小心駕駛。
这条路与铁路交叉，请小心驾驶。

This road intersects with the railway, please drive carefully.

叉燒 / 叉烧 chāshāo
這家的叉燒非常好吃。
这家的叉烧非常好吃。

The char siu here is very delicious.

燒臘店 / 烧腊店 shāolàdiàn
街角那家燒臘店的叉燒很有名。
街角那家烧腊店的叉烧很有名。

The char siu at that roast meat shop on the corner is very famous.

叉燒包 / 叉烧包 chāshāobāo
來到這家餐廳，一定要點一份熱騰騰的叉燒包。
来到这家餐厅，一定要点一份热腾腾的叉烧包。

Coming to this restaurant, you must order a serving of piping hot char siu bao.

Example Vocabulary

交叉

jiao1'cha1

to cross; to intersect; to overlap; to alternate

叉燒

cha1'shao1

char siu; barbecued pork

交叉口

jiao1'cha1'kou3

交叉點

刀叉

dao1'cha1

分叉

劈叉

三叉戟

叉燒包

cha1'shao1'bao1

char siu bao

叉頭

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