chà chā

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

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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

WORDS

jiāo chāi to report back after completion of one's mission
měi chāi cushy job; pleasant task
额 chā é balance (financial); discrepancy (in a sum or quota); difference
不离 chà bù lí not much different; similar; ordinary; nearly
luò chā drop in elevation; (fig.) gap (in wages, expectations etc); disparity
一念之 yī niàn zhī chā momentary slip; false step; ill-considered action
fǎn chā contrast; discrepancy
价 chā jià difference in price
役 chāi yì forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée); bailiff of feudal yamen
阳错 yīn chā yáng cuò (idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events
gōng chā tolerance (allowed error); common difference (of an arithmetic series)
gōng chāi official errand; bailiff in a yamen
cēn cī uneven; jagged; snaggletooth; ragged; serrated
不齐 cēn cī bù qí (idiom) variable; uneven; irregular
隔三五 gé sān chà wǔ every few days (idiom)
万别 qiān chā wàn bié manifold diversity
guān chāi official business; government workmen; odd-job men
wēn chā difference in temperature
脏乱 zāng luàn chà (coll.) squalid; squalor
鬼使神 guǐ shǐ shén chāi demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation; curious coincidence
数 chā shù difference (the result of subtraction)
qīn chāi imperial envoy
相位 xiàng wèi chā phase difference
děng chā degree of disparity; equal difference
shùn chā (trade or budget) surplus