差 chà

1. chà verb to differ
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Comparison
   Notes: (ABC 'chà' 差 v 1, p. 88; Guoyu '差' chà; Mathews 1931 '差', p. 11; NCCED '差' chà 1, p. 165; Unihan '差')
2. chà adverb less than; lacking; nearly; almost
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 他的人品很差 'he was lacking in moral character.' (XHW 2016-02-04; ABC 'chà' 差 sv 1, p. 88; Guoyu '差' chà adj 2; NCCED '差' chà 3, p. 165; Unihan '差')
3. chà adjective wrong
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (ABC 'chà' 差 sv 2, p. 88; Mathews 1931 '差', p. 11; NCCED '差' chà 2, p. 165; Unihan '差')
4. chà adjective substandard; inferior; poor
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Comparison
   Notes: In the sense of 不好 (ABC 'chà' 差 sv 1, p. 88; Guoyu '差' chà adj 1; NCCED '差' chà 4, p. 165)
5. chā noun the difference [between two numbers]
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: (ABC 'chā' 差 n 1, p. 140; Guoyu '差' chā n 3; NCCED '差' chā 3, p. 159)
6. chāi verb to send; to dispatch
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 派遣; for example, an offical appointed to a task (ABC 'chāi' 差 v, p. 89; Guoyu '差' chāi v 1; Kroll 2015 '差' chāi 2, p. 37; NCCED '差' chāi 1, p. 166)
7. cuō verb to stumble
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (ABC 'cuō' 差 bf, p. 150)
8. cī noun rank
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the senes of 等级 (ABC 'cī' 差 bf, p. 89; Guoyu '差' cī n)
9. chā noun an error
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 错误 (Guoyu '差' chā n 1; Kroll 2015 '差' chā 3, p. 37; Mathews 1931 '差', p. 11; NCCED '差' chā 2, p. 159)
10. chā noun dissimilarity; difference
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 区别 (Guoyu '差' chā n 2; Kroll 2015 '差' chā 1, p. 36; Mathews 1931 '差', p. 11; NCCED '差' chā 1, p. 159)
11. chā adverb barely
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '差' chā adv; NCCED '差' chā 4, p. 159)
12. chāi noun an errand
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '差' chāi n 2; NCCED '差' chāi 2, p. 166)
13. chāi noun a messenger; a runner
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '差' chāi n 1; NCCED '差' chāi 2, p. 166)
14. chā adjective proportionate
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '差' chā 2, p. 36)
15. chāi verb to select; to choose
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 选择 (Guoyu '差' chāi v 2; Kroll 2015 '差' chāi 1, p. 37)
16. chài verb to recover from a sickness
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '差' chài v; Kroll 2015 '差' chài 1, p. 37)
17. chà adjective uncommon; remarkable
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '差' chà 1, p. 37)
18. chā verb to make a mistake
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '差' chā v 1)
19. cī adjective uneven
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '差' cī adj 1)
20. cī verb to differ
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '差' cī v 1)
21. cuō verb to rub between the hands
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 搓 (Guoyu '差' cuō v)

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• 差别(差別) a difference; a distinction
• 差不远(差不遠) not very different
• 像差 aberration
• 方差比 variance ratio
• 参差(參差) uneven; jagged
• 没有差别(沒有差別) there is no difference; it makes no difference
• 差级数(差級數) an arithmetic progression
• 均差 divided differences (numerical analysis); mean absolute difference
• 差不离儿(差不離兒) not much different
• 摺差 a messenger
• 贸易逆差(貿易逆差) trade deficit; adverse trade balance
• 兼差 to moonlight; side job
• 鬼使神差 demons and gods at work; unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
• 差之毫厘，失之千里(差之毫釐，失之千里) the slightest difference leads to a great loss
• 剪刀差 prices scissor (caught between low income and high prices)
• 脏乱差(髒亂差) squalid; squalor
• 差点儿(差點兒) not quite; not good enough; almost
• 两性差距(兩性差距) disparity between the sexes
• 失之毫厘，差之千里(失之毫釐，差之千里) a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake; a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
• 不差 to not lack; not bad
• 相差不多 not much difference
• 神差鬼使 the work of gods and devils; unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
• 单房差(單房差) single supplement (for a hotel room)
• 丝毫不差(絲毫不差) accurate to perfection; precise to the finest detail
• 差送 to escort
• 贸易顺差(貿易順差) trade surplus
• 差一点(差一點) just short of
• 差忒 an error; a mistake
• 标准差(標準差) standard deviation
• 差生 weak student
• 差多 a large difference
• 差池 an exception ; a mistake; an error; a mishap ; unevenly matched
• 外差 heterodyne
• 犬牙差互 dog's fangs interlocking; criss-crossed
• 差额(差額) the balance [of a sum of money]; change
• 顺差(順差) (trade or budget) surplus
• 平均偏差 average deviation
• 差得远(差得遠) greatly different
• 跟差 attendant
• 差谬(差謬) error
• 秒差距 parsec
• 差失 mistake; slip-up
• 差不离(差不離) not much different; similar; ordinary; nearly
• 栉比鳞差(櫛比鱗差) dwellings packed closely like teeth in a comb
• 差派 to appoint for a task
• 差役 forced labor of feudal tenant ; a bailiff; a messenger
• 一念之差 momentary slip; false step; ill-considered action
• 人种差别(人種差別) racial differences; racial discrimination

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• 卷三十三 志第九 曆三 Volume 33 Treatises 9: Calendar 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 228
• 卷三十四 志第十四: 曆三 Volume 34 Treatises 14: Calendar 3 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 173
• 卷七十五 志第二十八 律曆八 Volume 75 Treatises 28: Measures and Calendar 8 History of Song 宋史 — count: 147
• 卷17　志第12 律曆中 Volume 17 Treatises 12: Measures and the Calendar 2 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 127
• 卷三十三 志第十三: 曆二 Volume 33 Treatises 13: Calendar 2 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 121
• 卷二十八下　　　志第十八下　　曆四下 Volume 28b Treatises 21: Calendar 4b New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 110
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Collocations

• 僭差 (僭差) 言不僭差賊害 — Xunzi 荀子, 臣道篇第十三 Chapter 13: The Way of the Statesman — count: 9
• 差差 (差差) 差差然而齊 — Xunzi 荀子, 正名篇第二十二 Chapter 22: Correcting Names — count: 6
• 过差 (過差) 如有過差 — Book of Han 漢書, 卷二十二 禮樂志 Volume 22: Treatise on Rites and Music — count: 5
• 申差 (申差) 虜其將申差 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《秦本紀》 Annals of Qin — count: 4
• 差品 (差品) 死生之制各有差品 — Book of Han 漢書, 卷九十一 貨殖傳 Volume 91: Usurers — count: 3
• 田差 (田差) 田差三過而不一顧 — Garden of Stories 說苑, 卷二十 反質 Chapter 20: Returning to Simplicity — count: 3
• 差跌 (差跌) 所斷差跌者 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷二　俶真訓 Chapter 2: Starting with the Truth — count: 3
• 成差 (成差) 獲秦成差 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 3
• 差论 (差論) 其所差論以自左右羽翼者皆良 — Mozi 墨子, 卷三 尚同下 Book 3 - Identification with the Superior III — count: 3
• 差贷 (差貸) 無或差貸 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《月令》 Proceedings of Government in the Different Months — count: 2