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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *差* | 差* | *差
different / wrong; mistaken / to fall short; to lack / not up to standard; inferior / Taiwan pr. [cha1]
HSK 1
almost / nearly / more or less / about the same / good enough / not bad
HSK 2
to go on an official or business trip
HSK 5
difference; distinction; disparity
HSK 5
disparity / gap
HSK 5
erhua variant of 差點|差点
HSK 5
difference; discrepancy
HSK 6
difference / error / inaccuracy
HSK 7-9
bias / deviation
HSK 7-9
balance (financial) / discrepancy (in a sum or quota) / difference
HSK 7-9
drop in elevation / (fig.) gap (in wages, expectations etc) / disparity
HSK 7-9
to differ
HSK 7-9
contrast; discrepancy
HSK 7-9
mistake; slip-up; fault; error / accident; mishap
HSK 7-9
(trade or budget) surplus
HSK 7-9
(idiom) poles apart; as different as can be
to moonlight / side job
disparity between rich and poor
degree of disparity / equal difference
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *差* | 差* | *差
difference; discrepancy / (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction) / (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *差* | 差* | *差
to send (on an errand) / (archaic) person sent on such an errand / job; official post
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *差* | 差* | *差
almost / nearly
determinant (characteristic of a species)
postman; mailman (dated in mainland China)
prices scissor (caught between low income and high prices)
difference in price
difference in temperature
to not lack
not bad / OK
bad / no good / below average / disappointing
lucrative job / cushy job
(idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events
(idiom) variable / uneven / irregular
(idiom) just passable / barely satisfactory
(math.) increment / difference / (engineering) differential
trade surplus
uneven; jagged; snaggletooth; ragged; serrated
(idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events
word for word; verbatim
accurate to perfection (idiom) / precise to the finest detail
poles apart (idiom) / entirely different
see 苦差
(idiom) extremely diverse / to vary greatly
arithmetic series (such as 2+4+6+8+...)
imperial envoy
differential (between grades) / salary differential
parsec (astronomy)
(astronomy) precession
mistake
differential (gear)
the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom) / a miss is as good as a mile
to send (on errand)
poor / not up to standard
errand / assignment / job / commission / CL: / see also 差使
time difference / time lag / jet lag
trade deficit / adverse trade balance
parallax
labor conscripted to support the military
arithmetic progression
not much different / similar / ordinary / nearly
attendant
business travel expenses
the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom) / a miss is as good as a mile
competitive election (i.e. with more candidates than seats)
demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation / curious coincidence
tolerance (allowed error) / common difference (of an arithmetic series)
official errand / bailiff in a yamen
erhua variant of 差一點|差一点
to report back after completion of one's mission
lit. to go on a long trip / fig. to be sent to the execution ground
(idiom) every few days; every once in a while
(statistics) covariance
ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC)
forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée) / bailiff of feudal yamen
mistake / slip-up
mistake / error / mishap
to assign corvée duties (forced labor)
to be absent-minded / to desert / to abscond from the army / absent without leave (AWOL)
messenger
official business / government workmen / odd-job men
to send / to assign / to appoint / servants of an official / official messenger
official post / billet / commission / CL: / see also 差事
difference (the result of subtraction)
hard task / difficult mission / arduous and unrewarding undertaking / drudgery / grind / chore
the work of gods and devils (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation / curious coincidence
momentary slip / false step / ill-considered action
cushy job; pleasant task
adverse trade balance / trade deficit
variant of 差池
range (of a set of data) (statistics)
differential gear
weak student
to slip (e.g. of clutch) / slippage / also used of economic indicators, statistical discrepancies etc
range (the difference between the lowest and highest values)
mediocre / rather poor / not specially good
poor evaluation / adverse criticism
difference in exchange rates in different regions
price difference

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