fall short in Chinese

差

HSK 3.0 · Level 1

chà

different
wrong; mistaken
to fall short; to lack
not up to standard; inferior
Taiwan pr. [chā]

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Example sentences

nǐ 你 méi 没 lǐyóu 理由 juéde 觉得 zìjǐ 自己 bǐ 比 biéren 别人 chà 差 de 的。

There is no reason for you to feel inferior to anyone.
tā 他 de 的 jiànkāng 健康 zhuàngkuàng 状况 hěn 很 chà 差。

He is in poor health.

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