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chā

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chā Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chā | cha1
English translation
difference
discrepancy
to differ
error
to err
to make a mistake
to differ from
to fall short of
lacking
wrong
inferior
difference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chāi | chai1
English translation
to send
to commission
messenger
mission

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About chā

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

chā

Contains the radical

gōng

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

Work  gōng done by a sheep  Yáng ; incompetence

Etymology of chā

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

羊工

Explanation

Depicts grain ( mài ) being rolled between the fingers in the left hand ( Zuǒ ). Based on the original meaning "rub between fingers", now written as cuō . The meaning later shifted to "uneven" and "error".

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Example sentences using chā

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rén chī tài bǎo 听力 tīng lì huì 变差?

After eating too much, your hearing is less sharp.

瞬息 shùn xī 变换 biàn huàn Zhōng , 相差 xiāngchà 一秒 jiù 可能 kěnéng 产生 chǎnshēng liǎng zhǒng 完全 wánquán 不同 bù tóng de 结局 jiéjú .

In a blink of an eye, two entirely different outcomes can occur.

诺曼 bèi 委派 wěi pài gān 这件苦差 kǔ chāi shì .

Norman and I were deputed for the unpleasant task.

biē 差不多 chàbuduō 一分 Zhōng de .

I can hold my breath for about one minute.

饿 è 礼仪 lǐ yí chā 饿着肚子,饭前感恩 gǎn ēn 祈祷 qí dǎo shuì duǎn 〕.

Sharp stomachs make short graces.

Words with chā

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
chā lacking chā
差不多 chàbuduō almost差不多 chàbuduō
差点 chà diǎn almost差點
差异 chā yì difference差異
差距 chājù gap差距 chājù
差别 chābié difference差別
差劲 chà jìn bad差勁
出差 chūchāi to go on an official or business trip出差 chūchāi
相差 xiāngchà to differ相差 xiāngchà
差错 chā cuò mistake差錯
较差 jiào chā mediocre較差
误差 wùchā error誤差
偏差 piānchā bias偏差 piānchā
差事 chà shì errand差事 chà shì
差点儿 chà diǎn r almost差點兒
顺差 shùn chā (trade or budget) surplus順差
时差 shíchā time lag時差
差价 chā jià difference in price差價
邮差 yóu chāi (old) postman郵差
差额 chā é difference差額
反差 fǎn chā contrast反差 fǎn chā
差一点 chà yī diǎn almost差一點
落差 luò chā drop in elevation落差 luò chā
温差 wēn chā difference in temperature溫差
差遣 chāi qiǎn to send (on errand)差遣 chāi qiǎn

chā Decomposition & Compounds

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chā Decomposition

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chā Compounds

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  • chā
    • cuō , cuō , jiē , cuō , cuó , suō , cuó , chá , zhà , cuō , chài , chā , cuó , , , , , , , , , ,
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