岔开

1. branch off; diverge

♦ 线路在这儿~了。 The line branches here.

2. diverge to (another topic); change the subject (of conversation)

♦ 两个人正要争吵, 我给~了。 A quarrel was starting between the two of them, but I headed it off.

3. stagger

♦ 把休假日~ stagger the days off