Meaning
difference; discrepancy; to differ; error; to err; to make a mistake
Chinese: 不同、有差异。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “cha” becomes a different word in each tone. 差 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 差不多chà bu duōalmost; nearly; more or less; about the same
- 出差chū chāito go on an official or business trip
- 差点儿chà diǎn rcolloquial (-r) form of 差点
- 差别chā biédifference; distinction; disparity
- 差距chā jùdisparity; gap
Example Sentence
他的数学成绩有点儿差。Tā de shù xué chéng jì yǒu diǎnr chà.His math grades are a bit poor.
他he的deof数学shù xuémathematics成绩chéng jìachievement有点儿yǒu diǎn rslightly差chādifference。