dǎchàr
答碴儿
interrupt; change the subject
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
interrupt (someone's speech or train of thought); to cut in
informalOften used in spoken language. Can be neutral or slightly informal. The 儿化音 (erhua) is characteristic of Northern Mandarin, especially Beijing dialect.
Dà大
rén人
shuō说
huà话
，
xiǎo小
hái孩
zi子
bié别
dǎ打
chà岔
r儿
。
Adults are talking, children shouldn't interrupt.
Tā他
zhèng正
jiǎng讲
dào到
guān关
jiàn键
chù处
，
nǐ你
jiù就
bié别
dǎ打
chà岔
r儿
le了
。
He's just getting to the key point, so don't interrupt him.
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Zán咱
men们
shuō说
zhèng正
shì事
ne呢
，
nǐ你
bié别
lǎo老
dǎ打
chà岔
r儿
。
We're discussing serious business, stop changing the subject all the time.
verb
to deliberately change the subject; to divert (a conversation)
informalImplies an intentional act to avoid a sensitive or unwanted topic.
Yī一
tí提
dào到
jiè借
qián钱
，
tā他
jiù就
kāi开
shǐ始
dǎ打
chà岔
r儿
。
As soon as borrowing money is mentioned, he starts changing the subject.
Nǐ你
bié别
dǎ打
chà岔
r儿
，
huí回
dá答
wǒ我
de的
wèn问
tí题
。
Don't dodge the question, answer me.