Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
差
chà, chā, chāi
Description
"差"是一个常用词，可以表示不好、不够好，也可以表示两个东西不一样的地方。
"差" is a common word that can mean bad, not good enough, or the difference between two things.
读音不同，意思也不同，我们要看句子来选。
Different pronunciations of "差" have different meanings; we need to look at the sentence to choose.
Meanings
差chà
bad; poor; not good
他的成绩很差。
His grades are very poor.
差chà
to lack; be short of; to; before (time)
现在差五分八点。
It's now five minutes and eight seconds to (the hour).
差别chābié
difference; gap (as a noun, read chā)
这两个词的差别很大。
The difference between these two words is significant.
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Notes
- Reading
差 is chà (bad/lack), chā (difference), or chāi (in 出差 'business trip').
- Nuance
差 as 'bad' is common in speech; 差别/差距 use the chā reading for 'difference'.
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