差

chà
HSK 3
#731 most
frequent character
differ from, short of, to lack
verb
adjective

Example Sentences

他的中文水平差。
tāde zhōngwén shuǐpíng chà 。
His Chinese level is poor.
这个地方和我想的不一样，差多了。
zhègè dìfāng hé wǒxiǎng de bù yīyàng ， chà duō le 。
This place is very different from what I imagined, much worse.
我们今天的成绩差，我需要努力。
wǒmen jīntiān de chéngjì chà ， wǒ xūyào nǔlì 。
Our scores today are poor, I need to work hard.

Same Characters, Different Readings

差chā
difference, discrepancy
差chāi
to send (on an errand)
差cī
used in 參差|参差[cen1ci1]

Words with similar meanings

差劲chàjìn
poor
More casual, often used in everyday conversation.
糟糕zāogāo
terrible
Conveys a stronger negative meaning than '差'.

Homophones

Words Starting With 差

差不多chà bu duō
almost; nearly; more or less

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