差

not up to standard; inferior

中不好；低于应有的水平búhǎo；dīyú yīngyǒu de shuǐpíng

• zhègechǎnpǐnzhìliànghěnchà.

  这个产品质量很差。🔊

  The quality of this product is very poor.

• tādebiǎoxiànbǐshàngcìchàlehěnduō。

  他的表现比上次差了很多。🔊

  His performance this time was much worse than last time.

to fall short; to lack

中不足；缺少búzú；quēshǎo

• wǒmenháichàyīgèrén.

  我们还差一个人。🔊

  We're still short one person.

• Jùlímùbiāoháichàwǔshíkuàiqián。

  距离目标还差五十块钱。🔊

  We're still fifty yuan short of the goal.

wrong; mistaken

中不对；有错误búduì；yǒu cuòwù

• Tādefāngxiànggǎnhěnchà,jīngchángzǒucuòlù.

  他的方向感很差，经常走错路。🔊

  He has a terrible sense of direction and often takes the wrong path.

different

中不同；不一样bù tóng、bù yīyàng

• zhèliǎnggèpíngguǒhěnchà.

  这两个苹果很差。🔊

  These two apples are very bad.

• Zhèliǎngjiànyīfudeyánsèchàhěnduō.

  这两件衣服的颜色差很多。🔊

  The colors of these two pieces of clothing are very different.

Taiwan pr. [cha1]

中不好；不如意；有缺点búhǎo；búrúyìsi；yǒu quēdiǎn

• tāxuéxíhěnchà.

  他学习很差。🔊

  He studies very poorly.

• Tādejìyìlìyuèláiyuèchàle。

  他的记忆力越来越差了。🔊

  His memory is getting worse and worse.

difference; discrepancy

中两个数量或程度不相同的地方liǎng ge shùliàng huò chéngdù bù xiāngtóng de dìfang

• tāmenzhījiānyǒuhěndàdechā.

  他们之间有很大的差。🔊

  There is a great difference between them.

• Liǎngduìdedéfēnchāzhǐyǒusānfēn。

  两队的得分差只有三分。🔊

  The score difference between the two teams is only three points.

(math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction)

中两个数相减后得到的结果liǎng ge shù xiāngjiǎn hòu dédào de jiéguǒ

• zhèliǎnggèshùzìdechāshìduōshǎo?

  这两个数字的差是多少？🔊

  What is the difference between these two numbers?

• Yòngjiàodàdeshùjiǎnqùjiàoxiǎodeshù,chājiùshìshèngyúdebùfen.

  用较大的数减去较小的数，差就是剩余的部分。🔊

  Subtract the smaller number from the larger number, and the difference is the remaining part.

(literary) a little; somewhat; slightly

中稍微；有一点shāowēi；yǒu yīdiǎn

• tāchàyīdiǎnjiùchídàole.

  他差一点就迟到了。🔊

  He almost arrived late.

• Tāchàyǐwéizìjǐzǒucuòlùle.

  她差以为自己走错路了。🔊

  She almost thought she had taken the wrong road.

to send (on an errand)

中派人去做某事pài rén qù zuò mǒu shì

• tābèichāiqùsòngxìn.

  他被差去送信。🔊

  He was sent to deliver the letter.

• lǎobǎnchāitāqùwàidìtánhétong。

  老板差他去外地谈合同。🔊

  The boss sent him out of town to negotiate a contract.

job; official post

中分派给某人做的工作或职位fēnpài gěi mǒurén zuò de gōngzuò huò zhíwèi

• tājīntiānyǒuyígèchāi.

  他今天有一个差。🔊

  He has an errand to do today.

• Tāzàiyáménlǐdāngchāiduōnián,pōshòushàngsīshǎngshí.

  他在衙门里当差多年，颇受上司赏识。🔊

  He had served at the yamen for many years and was held in high regard by his superiors.

(archaic) person sent on such an errand

中被派去做事的人bèi pài qù zuò shì de rén

• tāshìyīgèchāi.

  他是一个差。🔊

  He is a messenger.

• xiànguānpàileyīmíngchāiqiánqùchuánhuànxiánfàn。

  县官派了一名差前去传唤嫌犯。🔊

  The county magistrate sent a runner to summon the suspect.

used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]

中不整齐；高低不平bù zhěngqī; gāodī bù píng

• Húbiāndelúwěicēncībùqí,suífēngyáoyè.

  湖边的芦苇参差不齐，随风摇曳。🔊

  The reeds along the lakeshore grew in uneven clusters, swaying gently in the breeze.