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Information of 差

Pinyin chā、 chà、 chāi、 cī、 chài

Radical

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Definition

difference / discrepancy / to differ / error / to err / to make a mistake, differ from / short of / to lack / poor, send / a messenger / a mission / to commission, uneven

差 (chà) 1. Error. 错误：话说～了。 2. Incompatible, not matching. 不相当，不相合：～不多。 3. Lack, deficiency. 缺欠：还～十元钱。 4. Poor, not up to standard. 不好，不够标准：～等。成绩～。差 (chà) 动 (verb) 1. Fall short of standard. 短缺，不足以达到标准: 例如：我们离父母的希望还差很远。 2. Owe. 欠: 例如：我还差你五元钱。形 (adjective) 1. Strange, unusual. 异;奇异: 例如：差人(奇异的人)。 2. Inferior, bad. 低;次;不好: 例如：差池(差劲，不行)。 3. See also: chā; chāi; chài; cī. 差 (chā) 动 (verb) 1. To have a discrepancy; to differ. 失当;错;相差: 例如: 说差了。名 (noun) 1. Difference. 区别: 例如：差别。 2. The result of subtraction in mathematics. 两数相减的结果: 例如：时差，岁差。差 (chā) 副 (adverb) 1. Slightly, comparatively. 略微，比较: 例如：差可(略可，尚可)。 2. See also: chà; chāi; chài; cī. 差 (chāi) 动 (verb) 1. To assign or dispatch. 指派;派遣: 例如：一面差人到吴侯处报捷。 2. To select. 选择: 例如：差择(选择)。名 (noun) 1. A temporary official position. 旧时指临时性的官职: 例如：差官(朝廷临时派遣的官员)。 2. Corvee (forced labor). 徭役(公务劳役). 3. A messenger for dispatching jobs. 旧时官府中供差遣的人: 例如：当差(做小官或当仆人)。 4. An errand. 被派遣去做的事: 例如：兼差。差 (cī) 名 (noun) 1. Grade; rank. 次第;等级: 例如：差序(等级)。 2. Limit; boundary. 限度;界限: 例如：轻用人力，缮修宫宇。动 (verb) 1. To grade or rank. 分别等级;依次排列: 例如：差次(分别等级次序)。形 (adjective) 1. Uneven. 参差不齐: 例如：差池(犹参差)。差 (chài) 动 (verb) 1. To recover from illness. 病愈: 例如：大病差后。 2. See also: chā; chà; chāi; cī. 差 (verb) To rub, to scrub. 搓磨、搓洗: 例如：《礼记．丧大记》中提到的差。

差之毫厘 chā zhī háo lí

The difference

差不多 chà bu duō

almost / nearly / more or less / about the same / good enough / not bad

较差 jiào chà

mediocre / rather poor / not specially good

相差 xiāng chà

to differ / discrepancy between

差距 chā jù

disparity / gap

差异 chā yì

difference / discrepancy

钦差 qīn chāi

imperial envoy

差点 chà diǎn

almost / nearly

出差 chū chāi

to go on an official or business trip

级差 jí chā

differential (between grades) / salary differential

温差 wēn chā

difference in temperature

差额 chā é

balance (financial) / discrepancy (in a sum or quota) / difference

误差 wù chā

difference / error / inaccuracy

公差 gōng chāi

official errand / bailiff in a yamen

差遣 chāi qiǎn

to send (on errand)

落差 luò chā

drop in elevation / (fig.) gap (in wages, expectations etc) / disparity

参差 cēn cī

uneven / jagged / snaggletooth / ragged / serrated

差错 chā cuò

mistake / slip-up / fault / error (in data transmission) / accident / mishap

差役 chāi yì

forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée) / bailiff of feudal yamen

差别 chā bié

difference / distinction / disparity

偏差 piān chā

bias / deviation

分毫不差 fēn háo bù chā

perfectness

差池 chā chí

mistake / error / mishap

差猜 chà cāi

Chartchai

绩差股 jī chà gǔ

Underperforming stocks

脏乱差 zāng luàn chà

(coll.) squalid / squalor

差额选举 chā é xuǎn jǔ

competitive election (i.e. with more candidates than seats)

钦差大臣 qīn chāi dà chén

imperial envoy / imperial commissioner / the government inspector

逆差 nì chā

adverse trade balance / trade deficit

隔三差五 gé sān chà wǔ

every few days (idiom)