Learn Chinese Characters

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.

hedeof数学shù xuémathematics成绩chéng jìachievement有点儿yǒu diǎn rslightlychādifference