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差
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Definitions
- 1. different
- 2. wrong; mistaken
- 3. to fall short; to lack
- 4. not up to standard; inferior
- 5. Taiwan pr. [chā]
Example Sentences
1 shown差 異驚人。
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Words Containing 差
balance (financial)
weak student
adverse trade balance
(math.) difference quotient
lucrative job
(idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events
not much different
hairsbreadth difference
business travel expenses
determinant (characteristic of a species)
official business
cushy job; pleasant task
arithmetic progression
difference in temperature
difference in exchange rates in different regions
every few days (idiom)
not much difference
debit balance (accountancy)
official errand
official post
almost
to be absent-minded
not bad
see 苦差[kǔ chāi]
(trade or budget) surplus
to go on an official or business trip
arithmetic series (such as 2+4+6+8+...)
there is no difference
to slip (e.g. of clutch)
to dispatch
drop in elevation
to assign corvée duties (forced labor)
mean deviation (math.)
momentary slip
to differ
forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée)
difference (the result of subtraction)
to adjust to a different time zone
messenger
differential (gear)
range (the difference between the lowest and highest values)
uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly
poor
mistake; slip-up; fault; error
ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC)
a terrific job
imperial envoy
poles apart (idiom)
lit. to go on a long trip
(idiom) variable
(statistics) covariance
to report back after completion of one's mission
word for word
degree of disparity
errand
(coll.) squalid
(idiom) poles apart; as different as can be
uneven; jagged; snaggletooth; ragged; serrated
poor evaluation
differential (between grades)
offset distance
to not lack
bad
to send (on errand)
the work of gods and devils (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
difference
slippage rate
parallax
trade surplus
the great majority
single supplement (for a hotel room)
mistake
the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom)
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
tolerance (allowed error)
(law) obstructing government administration (Hong Kong)
fall short by a large amount
underwriting spread
to moonlight
almost
bias
difference
hard task
divided differences (numerical analysis)
range (of a set of data) (statistics)
accurate to perfection (idiom)
(astronomy) precession
local differences in price
aberration (optics)
single supplement (for a hotel room)
annual range (temperature, humidity etc)
(idiom) just passable
disparity between the sexes
diurnal range (temperature, humidity etc)
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
almost
prices scissor (caught between low income and high prices)
mediocre
difference; distinction; disparity
variance (statistics)
disparity between rich and poor
competitive election (i.e. with more candidates than seats)
error
(math.) increment
time difference
so uneducated!
difference; discrepancy
spherical aberration (optics)
differential gear
inferior
(idiom) extremely diverse
labor conscripted to support the military
(statistics) standard deviation
(idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events
underwriting spread
to send
sriracha (loanword)
error
attendant
phase difference
mistake
heterodyne (electronics)
parsec (astronomy)
contrast; discrepancy
disparity
the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)
mistake
see 差點|差点[chà diǎn]
trade deficit
difference equation (math.)
difference in price