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)

Contained in

• 差劲(差勁) bad; no good; below average; disappointing
• 开小差(開小差) to be absent-minded; to desert; to abscond from the army; to be absent without leave (AWOL)
• 当差(當差) to be on duty in a government office ; to work in a government office
• 差不远(差不遠) not very different
• 出大差 to go on a long trip; to be sent to the execution ground
• 差使 official business; to dispatch ; commissioner ; a criminal
• 差官 an offical appointed to a task
• 人种差别(人種差別) racial differences; racial discrimination
• 美差事 a terrific job
• 隔三差五 every few days
• 差忒 an error; a mistake
• 差点没(差點沒) almost; nearly
• 差一点儿(差一點兒) just short of
• 海洋温差发电(海洋溫差發電) ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC)
• 贤愚有差(賢愚有差) to distinguish between the worthy and ignorant
• 平均偏差 average deviation
• 摺差 a messenger
• 差异(差異) different ; strange ; statistical difference
• 差分方程 difference equation
• 差得多 fall short by a large amount
• 年差 variation throughout the year
• 天差地別 poles apart /as different as can be
• 差点儿(差點兒) not quite; not good enough; almost
• 千差万别(千差萬別) manifold diversity
• 差异性(差異性) difference
• 单房差(單房差) single supplement (for a hotel room)
• 差不多的 the great majority
• 差误(差誤) mistake
• 贸易逆差(貿易逆差) trade deficit; adverse trade balance
• 日较差(日較差) diurnal range
• 差送 to escort
• 反差 contrast; discrepancy
• 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
• 兼差 to moonlight; side job
• 差远(差遠) inferior; not up to par; to fall far short; to be mistaken
• 种差(種差) determinant
• 差得远(差得遠) greatly different
• 贵贱之差(貴賤之差) the difference between the noble and the lowly
• 贫富差距(貧富差距) disparity between rich and poor
• 阻差办公(阻差辦公) obstructing government administration (Hong Kong)
• 阴错阳差(陰錯陽差) due to an unexpected turn of events
• 差委 to appoint for a task; to dispatch
• 栉比鳞差(櫛比鱗差) dwellings packed closely like teeth in a comb
• 听差(聽差) a messenger
• 参差错落(參差錯落) uneven and jumbled; irregular and disorderly; in a tangled mess
• 借方差额(借方差額) debit balance

Also contained in

数位落差 、 弥曼差 、 官差 、 西沙差那来 、 摩差

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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
• 卷六十九 志第二十二 律曆二 Volume 69 Treatises 22: Measures and Calendar 2 History of Song 宋史 — count: 105
• 卷二十二　志第三:　曆下 步月離第五 步交會第六 步五星第七 Volume 22 Treatises 3: Calendar 2 - Phases of the Month 5, Phases of Convergence 6, Phases of the Five Planets 7 History of Jin 金史 — count: 100
• 卷五十五　志第七:　　曆四 Volume 55 Treatises 8: Calendar 4 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 98
• 卷七十三 志第二十六 律曆六 Volume 73 Treatises 26: Measures and Calendar 6 History of Song 宋史 — count: 94

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
• 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
• 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
• 差加之 (差加之) 珪幣俎豆以差加之 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《封禪書》 Religious sacrificial ceremonies — count: 2