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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
差 chā	差 \| 差* \| *差	difference / discrepancy / to differ / error / to err / to make a mistake	HSK 3


差 chà	差 \| 差* \| *差	to differ from / to fall short of / lacking / wrong / inferior / Taiwan pr. [cha1]	HSK 3


差 chāi	差 \| 差* \| *差	to send / to commission / messenger / mission	HSK 3


差不多 chàbuduō	差不多 \| 差不多* \| *差不多	almost / nearly / more or less / about the same / good enough / not bad	HSK 4


差距 chājù	差距 \| 差距* \| *差距	disparity / gap	HSK 5


時差 shíchā	時差 \| 時差* \| *時差	time difference / time lag / jet lag	时差 HSK 5


誤差 wùchā	誤差 \| 誤差* \| *誤差	difference / error / inaccuracy	误差 HSK 6


差別 chābié	差別 \| 差別* \| *差別	difference / distinction / disparity	差别 HSK 6


相差 xiāngchà	相差 \| 相差* \| *相差	to differ / discrepancy between	HSK 6


偏差 piānchā	偏差 \| 偏差* \| *偏差	bias / deviation	HSK 6


差額 chā'é	差額 \| 差額* \| *差額	balance (financial) / discrepancy (in a sum or quota) / difference	差额


落差 luòchā	落差 \| 落差* \| *落差	drop in elevation / (fig.) gap (in wages, expectations etc) / disparity


反差 fǎnchā	反差 \| 反差* \| *反差	contrast / discrepancy


公差 gōngchā	公差 \| 公差* \| *公差	tolerance (allowed error) / common difference (of an arithmetic series)


公差 gōngchāi	公差 \| 公差* \| *公差	official errand / bailiff in a yamen


差點 chàdiǎn	差點 \| 差點* \| *差點	almost / nearly	差点


出差 chūchāi	出差 \| 出差* \| *出差	to go on an official or business trip


差事 chàshì	差事 \| 差事* \| *差事	poor / not up to standard


差事 chāishi	差事 \| 差事* \| *差事	errand / assignment / job / commission / CL: 件 / see also 差使


兼差 jiānchāi	兼差 \| 兼差* \| *兼差	to moonlight / side job


隔三差五 gésānchàwǔ	隔三差五 \| 隔三差五* \| *隔三差五	every few days (idiom)


溫差 wēnchā	溫差 \| 溫差* \| *溫差	difference in temperature	温差


差勁 chàjìn	差勁 \| 差勁* \| *差勁	bad / no good / below average / disappointing	差劲


郵差 yóuchāi	郵差 \| 郵差* \| *郵差	(old) postman	邮差


差遣 chāiqiǎn	差遣 \| 差遣* \| *差遣	to send (on errand)


陰差陽錯 yīnchāyángcuò	陰差陽錯 \| 陰差陽錯* \| *陰差陽錯	(idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events	阴差阳错


貧富差距 pínfùchājù	貧富差距 \| 貧富差距* \| *貧富差距	disparity between rich and poor	贫富差距


貿易逆差 màoyìnìchā	貿易逆差 \| 貿易逆差* \| *貿易逆差	trade deficit / adverse trade balance	贸易逆差


差強人意 chāqiángrényì	差強人意 \| 差強人意* \| *差強人意	(idiom) just passable / barely satisfactory	差强人意


轉差 zhuǎnchā	轉差 \| 轉差* \| *轉差	to slip (e.g. of clutch) / slippage / also used of economic indicators, statistical discrepancies etc	转差


陰錯陽差 yīncuòyángchā	陰錯陽差 \| 陰錯陽差* \| *陰錯陽差	(idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events	阴错阳差


差錯 chācuò	差錯 \| 差錯* \| *差錯	mistake / slip-up / fault / error (in data transmission) / accident / mishap	差错


參差不齊 cēncībùqí	參差不齊 \| 參差不齊* \| *參差不齊	(idiom) variable / uneven / irregular	参差不齐


逆差 nìchā	逆差 \| 逆差* \| *逆差	adverse trade balance / trade deficit


差池 chāchí	差池 \| 差池* \| *差池	mistake / error / mishap


鬼使神差 guǐshǐshénchāi	鬼使神差 \| 鬼使神差* \| *鬼使神差	demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation / curious coincidence


沒有差別 méiyǒuchābié	沒有差別 \| 沒有差別* \| *沒有差別	there is no difference / it makes no difference	没有差别


差點兒 chàdiǎnr	差點兒 \| 差點兒* \| *差點兒	erhua variant of 差點｜差点	差点儿


一念之差 yīniànzhīchā	一念之差 \| 一念之差* \| *一念之差	momentary slip / false step / ill-considered action


差異性 chāyìxìng	差異性 \| 差異性* \| *差異性	difference	差异性


千差萬別 qiānchāwànbié	千差萬別 \| 千差萬別* \| *千差萬別	(idiom) extremely diverse / to vary greatly	千差万别


官差 guānchāi	官差 \| 官差* \| *官差	official business / government workmen / odd-job men


絲毫不差 sīháobùchā	絲毫不差 \| 絲毫不差* \| *絲毫不差	accurate to perfection (idiom) / precise to the finest detail	丝毫不差


差速器 chāsùqì	差速器 \| 差速器* \| *差速器	differential (gear)


差評 chàpíng	差評 \| 差評* \| *差評	poor evaluation / adverse criticism	差评


差遠 chàyuǎn	差遠 \| 差遠* \| *差遠	inferior / not up to par / to fall far short / to be mistaken	差远


順差 shùnchā	順差 \| 順差* \| *順差	(trade or budget) surplus	顺差


參差 cēncī	參差 \| 參差* \| *參差	uneven / jagged / snaggletooth / ragged / serrated	参差


視差 shìchā	視差 \| 視差* \| *視差	parallax	视差


差役 chāiyì	差役 \| 差役* \| *差役	forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée) / bailiff of feudal yamen


差使 chāishǐ	差使 \| 差使* \| *差使	to send / to assign / to appoint / servants of an official / official messenger


差使 chāishi	差使 \| 差使* \| *差使	official post / billet / commission / CL: 件 / see also 差事


差旅費 chāilǚfèi	差旅費 \| 差旅費* \| *差旅費	business travel expenses	差旅费


剪刀差 jiǎndāochā	剪刀差 \| 剪刀差* \| *剪刀差	prices scissor (caught between low income and high prices)


信差 xìnchāi	信差 \| 信差* \| *信差	messenger


欽差 qīnchāi	欽差 \| 欽差* \| *欽差	imperial envoy	钦差


貿易順差 màoyìshùnchā	貿易順差 \| 貿易順差* \| *貿易順差	trade surplus	贸易顺差


天差地遠 tiānchādìyuǎn	天差地遠 \| 天差地遠* \| *天差地遠	poles apart (idiom) / entirely different	天差地远


差一點兒 chàyīdiǎnr	差一點兒 \| 差一點兒* \| *差一點兒	erhua variant of 差一點｜差一点	差一点儿


平均差 píngjūnchā	平均差 \| 平均差* \| *平均差	mean deviation (math.)


差價 chājià	差價 \| 差價* \| *差價	difference in price	差价


轉差率 zhuǎnchālǜ	轉差率 \| 轉差率* \| *轉差率	slippage rate	转差率


差不離 chàbùlí	差不離 \| 差不離* \| *差不離	not much different / similar / ordinary / nearly	差不离


苦差事 kǔchāishi	苦差事 \| 苦差事* \| *苦差事	see 苦差


匯差 huìchā	匯差 \| 匯差* \| *匯差	difference in exchange rates in different regions	汇差


美差 měichāi	美差 \| 美差* \| *美差	cushy job / pleasant task


差分 chāfēn	差分 \| 差分* \| *差分	(math.) increment / difference / (engineering) differential


交差 jiāochāi	交差 \| 交差* \| *交差	to report back after completion of one's mission


等差 děngchā	等差 \| 等差* \| *等差	degree of disparity / equal difference


肥差 féichāi	肥差 \| 肥差* \| *肥差	lucrative job / cushy job


苦差 kǔchāi	苦差 \| 苦差* \| *苦差	hard task / difficult mission / arduous and unrewarding undertaking / drudgery / grind / chore


等差數列 děngchāshùliè	等差數列 \| 等差數列* \| *等差數列	arithmetic progression	等差数列


單房差 dānfángchā	單房差 \| 單房差* \| *單房差	single supplement (for a hotel room)	单房差


差異 chāyì	差異 \| 差異* \| *差異	difference / discrepancy	差异


歲差 suìchā	歲差 \| 歲差* \| *歲差	(astronomy) precession	岁差


素質差 sùzhìchà	素質差 \| 素質差* \| *素質差	so uneducated! / so ignorant!	素质差


秒差距 miǎochājù	秒差距 \| 秒差距* \| *秒差距	parsec (astronomy)


差之毫釐，謬以千里 chāzhīháolí, miùyǐqiānlǐ	差之…千里 \| 差之…千里* \| *差之…千里	the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom) / a miss is as good as a mile	差之毫厘，谬以千里


方差 fāngchā	方差 \| 方差* \| *方差	variance (statistics)


等差級數 děngchājíshù	等差級數 \| 等差級數* \| *等差級數	arithmetic series (such as 2+4+6+8+...)	等差级数


差之毫釐，失之千里 chāzhīháolí, shīzhīqiānlǐ	差之…千里 \| 差之…千里* \| *差之…千里	the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom) / a miss is as good as a mile	差之毫厘，失之千里


像差 xiàngchā	像差 \| 像差* \| *像差	aberration (optics)


級差 jíchā	級差 \| 級差* \| *級差	differential (between grades) / salary differential	级差


均差 jūnchā	均差 \| 均差* \| *均差	divided differences (numerical analysis) / mean absolute difference (statistics)


分毫之差 fēnháozhīchā	分毫之差 \| 分毫之差* \| *分毫之差	hairsbreadth difference


差得多 chàdéduō	差得多 \| 差得多* \| *差得多	fall short by a large amount


差數 chāshù	差數 \| 差數* \| *差數	difference (the result of subtraction)	差数


差誤 chāwù	差誤 \| 差誤* \| *差誤	mistake	差误


神差鬼使 shénchāiguǐshǐ	神差鬼使 \| 神差鬼使* \| *神差鬼使	the work of gods and devils (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation / curious coincidence


支差 zhīchāi	支差 \| 支差* \| *支差	to assign corvée duties (forced labor)


差謬 chàmiù	差謬 \| 差謬* \| *差謬	error	差谬


差失 chāshī	差失 \| 差失* \| *差失	mistake / slip-up


不差 bùchā	不差 \| 不差* \| *不差	to not lack


不差 bùchà	不差 \| 不差* \| *不差	not bad / OK


差訛 chā'é	差訛 \| 差訛* \| *差訛	error / mistake	差讹


倒時差 dǎoshíchā	倒時差 \| 倒時差* \| *倒時差	to adjust to a different time zone	倒时差


跟差 gēnchāi	跟差 \| 跟差* \| *跟差	attendant


差不離兒 chàbùlír	差不離兒 \| 差不離兒* \| *差不離兒	erhua variant of 差不離｜差不离	差不离儿


差一點 chàyīdiǎn	差一點 \| 差一點* \| *差一點	see 差點｜差点	差一点


差額選舉 chā'éxuǎnjǔ	差額選舉 \| 差額選舉* \| *差額選舉	competitive election (i.e. with more candidates than seats)	差额选举

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