打岔 dǎchà interruption
interruption; to interrupt (especially talk); to change the subject
How to remember 打岔: 打 hit + 岔 to diverge = interruption.
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How it is used
- To butt in or, more often, to deliberately change the subject - 别打岔 (bié dǎchà) don't interrupt / stop dodging.
- Contrast 打断 (dǎduàn), which simply cuts off someone's speech; 打岔 implies deflecting or steering the talk away, often to avoid a topic.
- Colloquial, separable: 打了个岔.