chā

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  • 1

    n.difference; discrepancy; dissimilarity

    • chā bié

      the difference

    • chā jù

      gap

    • chā jià

      difference of prices

  • 2

    n.mistake; error

    • piān chā

      deviation

    • yī niàn zhī chā

      a mistake in an idea causes serious consequences

  • 3

    n.difference; remainder of subtraction

    • liǎng shù zhī chā

      the difference between two numbers

    • hé de chā shì

      963

      The difference between 9 and 6 is 3.

  • 4

    adv.fmlslightly; barely

    • chā kě

      almost

Words and phrases with 差

Word usage

  • Note
    When pronounced as "chā", it is in the literary language, used in written language, idioms, and specialized nouns. When pronounced as "chà", it is in the spoken language, used for single-speaking and some daily life words, such as "差点儿"; it is also used for extended meaning, which refers to bad, such as "质量太差". When pronounced as "chāi", it refers to assigning dispatch, such as "出差" . When pronounced as "cī", it cannot be used alone. It is only used for "参(cēn)差".

Similar-form characters to 差

Chinese Characters with pinyin chā

  • stick; interpose
  • fork; work with a fork
  • used as a component of 喀嚓
  • used as a component of 胡子拉碴
  • used as a component of 喳喳