差

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What 差 means

chà

different; wrong; mistaken; to fall short; to lack; not up to standard; inferior

chā

difference; discrepancy; (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction); (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly

chāi

to send (on an errand); job; official post

Ideographic: Work 工 done by a sheep 羊; incompetence

Made of 羊 + 工

Words with 差

• 差不多chà bu duōalmost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad
• 差点chà diǎnalmost; nearly
• 差劲chà jìnbad; no good; below average; disappointing
• 出差chū chāito go on an official or business trip
• 差别chā biédifference; distinction; disparity
• 差事chà shìpoor; not up to standard
• 差事chāi shierrand; assignment; job; commission; see also 差使
• 差异chā yìdifference; discrepancy
• 差错chā cuòmistake; slip-up; fault; error; accident; mishap
• 差距chā jùdisparity; gap
• 邮差yóu chāipostman; mailman (dated in mainland China)
• 不差bù chāto not lack

差 in a sentence

• 我在这里出差。

  wǒ zài zhè lǐ chū chāi 。

  I am here on business.

• 这对我没什么差别。

  zhè duì wǒ méi shén me chā bié 。

  It makes no difference to me.

• 我差不多完成了。

  wǒ chà bù duō wán chéng le 。

  I'm almost done.

• 我差点被卡车撞上。

  wǒ chà diǎn bèi kǎ chē zhuàng shàng 。

  I barely escaped being hit by the truck.

• 你差一点点就猜对了。

  nǐ chà yì diǎn diǎn jiù cāi duì le 。

  Your guess is almost right.

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