Character data

HSK 3

FREQUENCY 732nd character

RADICAL ⼯ (48.7)

STROKES 9

INDEX # 1640

差 chà chā

to fall short of; wrong; to differ from

HSK 3 #732

差 chà	1. to fall short of 2. wrong 3. to differ from 4. lacking 5. inferior 6. Taiwan pr. chā
差 chā	1. to differ 2. difference 3. discrepancy 4. error 5. to make a mistake 6. to err
差 chāi	1. to send 2. to commission 3. messenger 4. mission

Word	Meaning
交差 jiāo chāi	to report back after completion of one's mission
美差 měi chāi	cushy job; pleasant task
差额 chā é	discrepancy (in a sum or quota); difference
差不离 chà bù lí	not much different; nearly; similar
落差 luò chā	(fig.) gap (in wages, expectations etc); disparity
一念之差 yī niàn zhī chā	ill-considered action; momentary slip; false step
反差 fǎn chā	contrast; discrepancy
差价 chā jià	difference in price
差役 chāi yì	forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée)
阴差阳错 yīn chā yáng cuò	(idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events
公差 gōng chā	tolerance (allowed error)
公差 gōng chāi	official errand; bailiff in a yamen
参差 cēn cī	uneven; ragged; jagged
参差不齐 cēn cī bù qí	uneven; irregular; (idiom) variable
隔三差五 gé sān chà wǔ	every few days (idiom)
千差万别 qiān chā wàn bié	manifold diversity
官差 guān chāi	official business; government workmen; odd-job men
温差 wēn chā	difference in temperature
脏乱差 zāng luàn chà	(coll.) squalid; squalor
鬼使神差 guǐ shǐ shén chāi	curious coincidence
差数 chā shù	difference (the result of subtraction)
钦差 qīn chāi	imperial envoy
相位差 xiàng wèi chā	phase difference
等差 děng chā	equal difference; degree of disparity
顺差 shùn chā	(trade or budget) surplus

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