chà

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Definitions

  1. 1. different
  2. 2. wrong; mistaken
  3. 3. to fall short; to lack
  4. 4. not up to standard; inferior
  5. 5. Taiwan pr. [chā]

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Words Containing 差

偏差
piān chā

bias

出差
chū chāi

to go on an official or business trip

反差
fǎn chā

contrast; discrepancy

差不多
chà bu duō

almost

差别
chā bié

difference; distinction; disparity

差异
chā yì

difference; discrepancy

差距
chā jù

disparity

差错
chā cuò

mistake; slip-up; fault; error

差额
chā é

balance (financial)

时差
shí chā

time difference

相差
xiāng chà

to differ

落差
luò chā

drop in elevation

误差
wù chā

difference

顺差
shùn chā

(trade or budget) surplus

一字不差
yī zì bù chā

word for word

一念之差
yī niàn zhī chā

momentary slip

不差
bù chā

to not lack

不差
bù chà

not bad

交差
jiāo chāi

to report back after completion of one's mission

信差
xìn chāi

messenger

倒时差
dǎo shí chā

to adjust to a different time zone

借方差额
jiè fāng chā é

debit balance (accountancy)

偏差距离
piān chā jù lí

offset distance

像差
xiàng chā

aberration (optics)

两性差距
liǎng xìng chā jù

disparity between the sexes

公差
gōng chā

tolerance (allowed error)

公差
gōng chāi

official errand

兵差
bīng chāi

labor conscripted to support the military

兼差
jiān chāi

to moonlight

出大差
chū dà chāi

lit. to go on a long trip

分毫之差
fēn háo zhī chā

hairsbreadth difference

剪刀差
jiǎn dāo chā

prices scissor (caught between low income and high prices)

汇差
huì chā

difference in exchange rates in different regions

千差万别
qiān chā wàn bié

(idiom) extremely diverse

协方差
xié fāng chā

(statistics) covariance

参差
cēn cī

uneven; jagged; snaggletooth; ragged; serrated

参差不齐
cēn cī bù qí

(idiom) variable

参差错落
cēn cī cuò luò

uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly

单房差
dān fáng chā

single supplement (for a hotel room)

单间差
dān jiān chā

single supplement (for a hotel room)

地区差价
dì qū chā jià

local differences in price

均差
jūn chā

divided differences (numerical analysis)

外差
wài chā

heterodyne (electronics)

天差地别
tiān chā dì bié

(idiom) poles apart; as different as can be

天差地远
tiān chā dì yuǎn

poles apart (idiom)

失之毫厘,差之千里
shī zhī háo lí , chà zhī qiān lǐ

a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses

失之毫厘,差以千里
shī zhī háo lí , chà yǐ qiān lǐ

a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses

官差
guān chāi

official business

差一点
chà yī diǎn

see 差點|差点[chà diǎn]

差不多的
chà bu duō de

the great majority

差不离
chà bù lí

not much different

差之毫厘,失之千里
chā zhī háo lí , shī zhī qiān lǐ

the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)

差之毫厘,谬以千里
chā zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ

the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom)

差事
chà shì

poor

差事
chāi shi

errand

差使
chāi shǐ

to send

差使
chāi shi

official post

差价
chā jià

difference in price

差分
chā fēn

(math.) increment

差分方程
chā fēn fāng chéng

difference equation (math.)

差劲
chà jìn

bad

差动齿轮
chā dòng chǐ lún

differential gear

差商
chā shāng

(math.) difference quotient

差失
chā shī

mistake

差强人意
chā qiáng rén yì

(idiom) just passable

差役
chāi yì

forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée)

差得多
chà dé duō

fall short by a large amount

差数
chā shù

difference (the result of subtraction)

差旅费
chāi lǚ fèi

business travel expenses

差池
chā chí

mistake

差派
chāi pài

to dispatch

差生
chà shēng

weak student

差异性
chā yì xìng

difference

差讹
chā é

error

差评
chà píng

poor evaluation

差误
chā wù

mistake

差谬
chà miù

error

差速器
chā sù qì

differential (gear)

差远
chà yuǎn

inferior

差遣
chāi qiǎn

to send (on errand)

差额选举
chā é xuǎn jǔ

competitive election (i.e. with more candidates than seats)

差点
chà diǎn

almost

差点没
chà diǎn méi

almost

平均差
píng jūn chā

mean deviation (math.)

年较差
nián jiào chā

annual range (temperature, humidity etc)

承销价差
chéng xiāo jià chā

underwriting spread

承销利差
chéng xiāo lì chā

underwriting spread

支差
zhī chāi

to assign corvée duties (forced labor)

方差
fāng chā

variance (statistics)

日较差
rì jiào chā

diurnal range (temperature, humidity etc)

是拉差
shì lā chā

sriracha (loanword)

极差
jí chā

range (of a set of data) (statistics)

标准差
biāo zhǔn chā

(statistics) standard deviation

钦差
qīn chāi

imperial envoy

岁差
suì chā

(astronomy) precession

没有差别
méi yǒu chā bié

there is no difference

海洋温差发电
hǎi yáng wēn chā fā diàn

ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC)

温差
wēn chā

difference in temperature

球差
qiú chā

spherical aberration (optics)

相位差
xiàng wèi chā

phase difference

相差不多
xiāng chà bu duō

not much difference

神差鬼使
shén chāi guǐ shǐ

the work of gods and devils (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation

秒差距
miǎo chā jù

parsec (astronomy)

种差
zhǒng chā

determinant (characteristic of a species)

等差
děng chā

degree of disparity

等差数列
děng chā shù liè

arithmetic progression

等差级数
děng chā jí shù

arithmetic series (such as 2+4+6+8+...)

级差
jí chā

differential (between grades)

素质差
sù zhì chà

so uneducated!

丝毫不差
sī háo bù chā

accurate to perfection (idiom)

美差
měi chāi

cushy job; pleasant task

美差事
měi chāi shì

a terrific job

肥差
féi chāi

lucrative job

苦差
kǔ chāi

hard task

苦差事
kǔ chāi shi

see 苦差[kǔ chāi]

视差
shì chā

parallax

贫富差距
pín fù chā jù

disparity between rich and poor

贸易逆差
mào yì nì chā

trade deficit

贸易顺差
mào yì shùn chā

trade surplus

跟差
gēn chāi

attendant

较差
jiào chā

range (the difference between the lowest and highest values)

较差
jiào chà

mediocre

转差
zhuǎn chā

to slip (e.g. of clutch)

转差率
zhuǎn chā lǜ

slippage rate

逆差
nì chā

adverse trade balance

开小差
kāi xiǎo chāi

to be absent-minded

阻差办公
zǔ chāi bàn gōng

(law) obstructing government administration (Hong Kong)

阴差阳错
yīn chā yáng cuò

(idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events

阴错阳差
yīn cuò yáng chā

(idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events

隔三差五
gé sān chà wǔ

every few days (idiom)

脏乱差
zāng luàn chà

(coll.) squalid

鬼使神差
guǐ shǐ shén chāi

demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation