chà
to differ from
to fall short of
lacking
wrong
inferior
chā
difference
discrepancy
to differ
error
to err
to make a mistake
chāi
to send
to commission
messenger
mission
chà píng
poor evaluation
adverse criticism
chà bu duō
almost
nearly
more or less
about the same
good enough
not bad
cēn cī
uneven
jagged
snaggletooth
ragged
serrated
wēn chā
difference in temperature
chā cuò
mistake
slip-up
fault
error (in data transmission)
accident
mishap
shí chā
time difference
time lag
jet lag
nì chā
adverse trade balance
trade deficit
xiāng chà
to differ
discrepancy between
chā bié
difference
distinction
diversity
disparity
chà jìn
bad
no good
below average
disappointing
wù chā
difference
error
inaccuracy
gōng chā
tolerance (allowed error)
common difference (of an arithmetic series)
chā é
balance (financial)
discrepancy (in a sum or quota)
difference
shùn chā
(trade or budget) surplus
chū chāi
to go on an official or business trip
chā qiáng rén yì
(idiom) just passable
barely satisfactory
cēn cī bù qí
unevenly matched (idiom); scraggly
jagged
jiào chā
mediocre
rather poor
not specially good
rén zhǒng chā bié
racial differences
racial discrimination
yīn chā yáng cuò
an accident arising from many causes (idiom); a freak combination of factors
pín fù chā jù
disparity between rich and poor
zuì chā
least
worst
the least
the worst
mào yì nì chā
trade deficit
adverse trade balance
biāo zhǔn chā
(statistics) standard deviation
chà yuǎn
inferior
not up to par
to fall far short
to be mistaken
chāi shi
errand
assignment
job
commission
CL:件[jian4]
see also 差使[chai1 shi5]
jí chā
differential (between grades)
salary differential
dān fáng chā
single person supplement (for a hotel room etc)
méi yǒu chā bié
there is no difference
it makes no difference
guǐ shǐ shén chāi
demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
curious coincidence
děng chā
degree of disparity
equal difference
chà diǎn r
erhua variant of 差點|差点[cha4 dian3]
kǔ chāi
hard task
difficult mission
arduous and unrewarding undertaking
drudgery
grind
chore
sù zhì chà
so uneducated!
so ignorant!
yī niàn zhī chā
momentary slip
false step
ill-considered action
kāi xiǎo chāi
to be absent-minded
to desert
to abscond from the army
absent without leave (AWOL)
yīn cuò yáng chā
an accident arising from many causes (idiom); a freak combination of factors
zhuǎn chā
to slip (e.g. of clutch)
slippage
also used of economic indicators, statistical discrepancies etc
chāi shi
official post
billet
commission
CL:件[jian4]
see also 差事[chai1 shi5]
chāi shǐ
to send
to assign
to appoint
servants of an official
official messenger
jiǎn dāo chā
prices scissor (caught between low income and high prices)
chā fēn fāng chéng
difference equation (math.)
chā é xuǎn jǔ
competitive election (i.e. with more than one candidate)
chā yì
forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée)
bailiff of feudal yamen
chà dé duō
fall short by a large amount
chā shù
difference (the result of subtraction)
huì chā
difference in exchange rates in different regions
qiú chā
spherical aberration (optics)
zhǒng chā
determinant (characteristic of a species)
chà bù lí
not much different
similar
ordinary
nearly
chà yī diǎn r
erhua variant of 差一點|差一点[cha4 yi1 dian3]
guān chāi
official business
government workmen
odd-job men
jūn chā
relief (i.e. height of land in geography)
cēn cī cuò luò
uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly
in a tangled mess
suì chà
the precession of the equinoxes
chā zhī háo lí , shī zhī qiān lǐ
the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)
a miss is as good as a mile
chā zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ
the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom)
a miss is as good as a mile
zhī chāi
to assign corvée duties (forced labor)
dì qū chā jià
local differences in price
regional price variation
miǎo chā jù
parallax second or parsec or pc, astronomic unit of distance, approx 3.26 light years
shī zhī háo lí , chà zhī qiān lǐ
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
chā shāng
the quotient of differences (slope of a line in coordinate geometry)
děng chā jí shù
arithmetic series (such as 2+4+6+8+...)
shén chāi guǐ shǐ
the work of gods and devils (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
curious coincidence
jiè fāng chā é
debit balance (accountancy)
hǎi yáng wēn chā fā diàn
ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC)
shī zhī háo lí , chà yǐ qiān lǐ
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
chà bù lí r
erhua variant of 差不離|差不离[cha4 bu4 li2]
liǎng xìng chā jù
disparity between the sexes
chū dà chāi
lit. to go on a long trip
fig. to be sent to the execution ground
chā zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ
the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom)
a miss is as good as a mile
chāi yì
forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée)
bailiff of feudal yamen
sī háo bù chā
accurate to perfection (idiom)
precise to the finest detail
luò chā
drop in elevation
(fig.) gap (in wages, expectations etc)
disparity
chā zhī háo lí , shī zhī qiān lǐ
the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)
a miss is as good as a mile
shī zhī háo lí , chà yǐ qiān lǐ
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
jiāo chāi
to report back after completion of one's mission
dǎo shí chā
to adjust to a different time zone
gōng chāi
official errand
bailiff in a yamen
tiān chā dì bié
poles apart (idiom)
as different as can be
tiān chā dì yuǎn
poles apart (idiom)
entirely different
shī zhī háo lí , chà zhī qiān lǐ
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
zǔ chāi bàn gōng
(law) obstructing government administration (Hong Kong)