差 chà chā

to differ; different, wrong; nearly, almost; an officer

HSK 3 #732

DEFINITIONS

差 chà
  • to differ from
  • to fall short of
  • lacking
  • wrong
  • inferior
  • Taiwan pr. [cha1]
差 chā
  • difference
  • discrepancy
  • to differ
  • error
  • to err
  • to make a mistake
差 chāi
  • to send
  • to commission
  • messenger
  • mission

STROKES

差 stroke order diagram
差 stroke order animation

WORDS

差不多 chà bu duō
HSK 4
almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad
出差 chū chāi
HSK 4
to go on an official or business trip
差距 chā jù
HSK 5
disparity; gap
时差 shí chā
HSK 5
time difference; time lag; jet lag
差别 chā bié
HSK 6
difference; distinction; disparity
相差 xiāng chà
HSK 6
to differ; discrepancy between
偏差 piān chā
HSK 6
bias; deviation
误差 wù chā
HSK 6
difference; error; inaccuracy
差点 chà diǎn almost; nearly
差劲 chà jìn bad; no good; below average; disappointing
差错 chā cuò mistake; slip-up; fault; error (in data transmission); accident; mishap
差事 chà shì poor; not up to standard
差事 chāi shi errand; assignment; job; commission; CL:件[jian4]; see also 差使[chai1 shi5]
差点儿 chà diǎn r erhua variant of 差點|差点[cha4 dian3]
邮差 yóu chāi (old) postman
差异 chā yì difference; discrepancy
差遣 chāi qiǎn to send (on errand)
差强人意 chā qiáng rén yì (idiom) just passable; barely satisfactory
差一点儿 chà yī diǎn r erhua variant of 差一點|差一点[cha4 yi1 dian3]
信差 xìn chāi messenger
差一点 chà yī diǎn see 差點|差点[cha4 dian3]
苦差 kǔ chāi hard task; difficult mission; arduous and unrewarding undertaking; drudgery; grind; chore
差使 chāi shǐ to send; to assign; to appoint; servants of an official; official messenger
差使 chāi shi official post; billet; commission; CL:件[jian4]; see also 差事[chai1 shi5]
开小差 kāi xiǎo chāi to be absent-minded; to desert; to abscond from the army; absent without leave (AWOL)
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