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Meaning of 差

Pinyin chā、 chà、 chāi、 cī、 chài

Radical

工

Strokes

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

Usage

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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)

顺差 shùn chā

(trade or budget) surplus

参差不齐 cēn cī bù qí

unevenly matched (idiom); scraggly / jagged