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HSK 3 - Medium
9 strokes
Simplified (switch to Traditional)

差

chà

Definition

to fall short (of)
还差一双筷子。

We're still missing a pair of chopsticks.
to lack
客房服务太差了。

It was very bad room service.
difference
different
to differ
discrepancy
only just
barely
nearly
almost
wrong
error
to err
(to make a) mistake
inferior
poor

Other pronunciations

差	chāi	to dispatch (on an errand) to send to commission messenger mission
差	chā	to fall short (of) to lack difference different to differ discrepancy only just barely nearly almost wrong error to err to make a mistake inferior poor

Character Decomposition

Compounds (14)

to rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist

sigh; also pr. [jue1]

a raft made of bamboo or wood; to fell trees; to hew

deliberate; to polish

brine; salt

to error; to slip; to miss; to err

uneven; unsteady (in dancing)

lofty (as of mountain)

disease

to recover from disease

luster of gems

liquor; spirit

name of a river

raft; boat

Related words (18)

poor; not up to standard

bad; no good; below average; disappointing

almost; nearly

weak student

poor evaluation; adverse criticism

error

inferior; not up to par; to fall far short; to be mistaken

just about right; good enough; not bad; almost; nearly; not far off; more or less; similar; about the same (as); almost equal; pretty much; roughly

not much different; similar; ordinary; nearly

fall short by a large amount

almost; nearly; erhua variant of 差点 (mainly used in Northern China)

chà bu duō de

the great majority

not bad; OK

the precession of the equinoxes

to differ; discrepancy between

so uneducated!; so ignorant!

xiāng chà bu duō

not much difference

Idioms (1)

gé sān chà wǔ

every few days (idiom)

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