Definition
出岔子 is a colloquial separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to go wrong' or 'to run into problems'. It splits like other verb-object compounds: you can insert 了, 过, or other elements between 出 and 岔子, e.g., 出了岔子 (went wrong), 出过什么岔子 (had any hitches). It is very commonly used in the negative (没出什么岔子) to mean 'nothing went wrong'.
v.o.
to go wrongto have problemsto encounter a hitch
Examples
- ，。Zhè jiàn shì chàdiǎn chū le chà zi, xìnghǎo jíshí jiějué le.This matter almost went wrong, but fortunately it was resolved in time.
- ，出岔子。Tā zuòshì hěn xìxīn, hěn shǎo chū chà zi.He does things very carefully and seldom has problems.
- ，出岔子。Chū le wèntí yào gǎnjǐn jiějué, bú yào děngzhe chū chà zi.If a problem occurs, solve it quickly — don't just wait for things to go wrong.
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