差
to, short of (telling time: 差五分三点 = five to three); to lack
MEANING
- 壹
to, short of (telling time: 差五分三点 = five to three); to lack
- 貳形adjective
not up to standard; inferior
中不好；低于应有的水平búhǎo；dīyú yīngyǒu de shuǐpíng
- 。
The quality of this product is very poor.
- 。
His performance this time was much worse than last time.
- 參动verb
to fall short; to lack
中不足；缺少búzú；quēshǎo
- 。
We're still short one person.
- 。
We're still fifty yuan short of the goal.
- 肆形adjective
wrong; mistaken
中不对；有错误búduì；yǒu cuòwù
- ，。
He has a terrible sense of direction and often takes the wrong path.
- 伍形adjective
different
中不同；不一样bù tóng、bù yīyàng
- 。
These two apples are very bad.
- 。
The colors of these two pieces of clothing are very different.
- 陸形adjective
Taiwan pr. [cha1]
中不好；不如意；有缺点búhǎo；búrúyìsi；yǒu quēdiǎn
- 。
He studies very poorly.
- 。
His memory is getting worse and worse.
difference; discrepancy
MEANING
- 壹名noun
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
- 。
There is a great difference between them.
- 。
The score difference between the two teams is only three points.
+ 1 more example for this meaning
- 。
My English is very poor.
- 貳名noun
(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
- ？
What is the difference between these two numbers?
- ，。
Subtract the smaller number from the larger number, and the difference is the remaining part.
- 參副adverb
(literary) a little; somewhat; slightly
中稍微；有一点shāowēi；yǒu yīdiǎn
- 。
He almost arrived late.
- 。
She almost thought she had taken the wrong road.
to send (on an errand)
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to send (on an errand)
中派人去做某事pài rén qù zuò mǒu shì
- 。
He was sent to deliver the letter.
- 。
The boss sent him out of town to negotiate a contract.
- 貳名noun
job; official post
中分派给某人做的工作或职位fēnpài gěi mǒurén zuò de gōngzuò huò zhíwèi
- 。
He has an errand to do today.
- ，。
He had served at the yamen for many years and was held in high regard by his superiors.
- 參名noun
(archaic) person sent on such an errand
中被派去做事的人bèi pài qù zuò shì de rén
- 。
He is a messenger.
- 。
The county magistrate sent a runner to summon the suspect.
used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]
中不整齐；高低不平bù zhěngqī; gāodī bù píng
- ，。
The reeds along the lakeshore grew in uneven clusters, swaying gently in the breeze.
to, short of (telling time: 差五分三点 = five to three); to lack
MEANING
- 壹
to, short of (telling time: 差五分三点 = five to three); to lack
- 貳形adjective
not up to standard; inferior
中不好；低于应有的水平búhǎo；dīyú yīngyǒu de shuǐpíng
- 。
The quality of this product is very poor.
- 。
His performance this time was much worse than last time.
- 參动verb
to fall short; to lack
中不足；缺少búzú；quēshǎo
- 。
We're still short one person.
- 。
We're still fifty yuan short of the goal.
- 肆形adjective
wrong; mistaken
中不对；有错误búduì；yǒu cuòwù
- ，。
He has a terrible sense of direction and often takes the wrong path.
- 伍形adjective
different
中不同；不一样bù tóng、bù yīyàng
- 。
These two apples are very bad.
- 。
The colors of these two pieces of clothing are very different.
- 陸形adjective
Taiwan pr. [cha1]
中不好；不如意；有缺点búhǎo；búrúyìsi；yǒu quēdiǎn
- 。
He studies very poorly.
- 。
His memory is getting worse and worse.
MEANING
- 壹名noun
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
- 。
There is a great difference between them.
- 。
The score difference between the two teams is only three points.
+ 1 more example for this meaning
- 。
My English is very poor.
- 貳名noun
(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
- ？
What is the difference between these two numbers?
- ，。
Subtract the smaller number from the larger number, and the difference is the remaining part.
- 參副adverb
(literary) a little; somewhat; slightly
中稍微；有一点shāowēi；yǒu yīdiǎn
- 。
He almost arrived late.
- 。
She almost thought she had taken the wrong road.
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to send (on an errand)
中派人去做某事pài rén qù zuò mǒu shì
- 。
He was sent to deliver the letter.
- 。
The boss sent him out of town to negotiate a contract.
- 貳名noun
job; official post
中分派给某人做的工作或职位fēnpài gěi mǒurén zuò de gōngzuò huò zhíwèi
- 。
He has an errand to do today.
- ，。
He had served at the yamen for many years and was held in high regard by his superiors.
- 參名noun
(archaic) person sent on such an errand
中被派去做事的人bèi pài qù zuò shì de rén
- 。
He is a messenger.
- 。
The county magistrate sent a runner to summon the suspect.
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]
中不整齐；高低不平bù zhěngqī; gāodī bù píng
- ，。
The reeds along the lakeshore grew in uneven clusters, swaying gently in the breeze.
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