Các tầng nghĩa / Phát âm

#1chā

lack, poor

#2chà

different / wrong; mistaken / to fall short; to lack / not up to standard; inferior / Taiwan pr. [cha1]

#3chāi

to send (on an errand) / (archaic) person sent on such an errand / job; official post

#4cī

used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]

Example Sentences

他的汉语水平不太差。

tā de hàn yǔ shuǐ píng bù tài chà.

His Chinese level is not too bad.

我这次考试考得很差。

wǒ zhè cì kǎo shì kǎo dé hěn chà.

I did very badly on this exam.

现在是差5分12点。

xiàn zài shì chà 5 fēn 12 diǎn.

It is five minutes to twelve now.

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