Explore in 3D3D

差

chà/chā/chāi

different; wrong; mistaken

HSK 3.0 · Level 1 HSK 2.0 · Level 3 adjectiveverb Explore in 3D3D

Ancient forms

2 forms

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Meaning

chà as in 差不多 cha4
  1. different
  2. wrong; mistaken
  3. to fall short; to lack
  4. not up to standard; inferior
  5. Taiwan pr. [chā]
chāi as in 出差 chai1
  1. to send (on an errand)
  2. (archaic) person sent on such an errand
  3. job; official post
cī as in 参差 ci1
  1. used in 参差

How often each reading is used

60 uses in 60 example sentences on this site

Example sentences

HSK words with 差

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