"差" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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Strokes 3
Composition
Strokes 10
Structure
Decomp. 羊丿工
Prononciation
Mandarin chā; chà; chāi; cī
Entry Methods
Pinyin cha1; cha4; chai1; ci1
Kanji /
Cangjie
TQM
廿手一
Sijiao 8021.1
Wubi UDAF
CNS 11643 1-5538
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+5DEE
GB2312 B2EE
BIG5 AE74
Results for 差
 chā difference / discrepancy / (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction) / (literary) a little / somewhat / slightly
 chà different / wrong / mistaken / to fall short / to lack / not up to standard / inferior / Taiwan pr. [cha1]
 chāi to send (on an errand) / (archaic) person sent on such an errand / job / official post
 cī used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]
Results beginning with 差
 chā jù disparity / gap
 chā yì difference / discrepancy
 chà diǎn almost / nearly
 chā bié difference / distinction / disparity
 chā jià difference in price
 chā cuò mistake / slip-up / fault / error (in data transmission) / accident / mishap
 chā é balance (financial) / discrepancy (in a sum or quota) / difference
 chà jìn bad / no good / below average / disappointing
 chāi shi errand / assignment / job / commission / CL:件[jian4] / see also 差使[chai1 shi5]
 chà shì poor / not up to standard
 chà shēng weak student
 chà píng poor evaluation / adverse criticism
 chāi qiǎn to send (on errand)
使 chāi shi official post / billet / commission / CL:件[jian4] / see also 差事[chai1 shi5]
使 chāi shǐ to send / to assign / to appoint / servants of an official / official messenger
 chāi zhí margin
 chā fēn (math.) increment / difference / (engineering) differential
 chāi yì forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée) / bailiff of feudal yamen
 chā chí mistake / error / mishap
  spread (finance)
  differential mode
 chā chí variant of 差池[cha1 chi2]
 chā é error / mistake
 chāi pài to dispatch
 chà miù error
 chā shāng (math.) difference quotient / divided difference / finite difference
 chā shī mistake / slip-up
 chā shù difference (the result of subtraction)
 chā wù mistake
 chà yuǎn inferior / not up to par / to fall far short / to be mistaken
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 chà bu duō almost / nearly / more or less / about the same / good enough / not bad
 chà yī diǎn see 差點|差点[cha4 dian3]
 chā yì xìng difference
 chà diǎn r erhua variant of 差點|差点[cha4 dian3]
 chāi lu:3 fèi business travel expenses
 chā sù qì differential (gear)
 chà bù lí not much different / similar / ordinary / nearly
 chà dé duō fall short by a large amount
 chà diǎn méi almost / nearly / (i.e. same as 差點|差点[cha4 dian3])
 chā qiáng rén yì (idiom) just passable / barely satisfactory
 chā é xuǎn jǔ competitive election (i.e. with more candidates than seats)
  differential pricing
  gap analysis
  variance analysis
  tax differentiation
 chà bu duō de the great majority
 chà bù lí r erhua variant of 差不離|差不离[cha4 bu4 li2]
齿 chā dòng chǐ lún differential gear
 chā fēn fāng chéng difference equation (math.)
 chà yī diǎn r erhua variant of 差一點|差一点[cha4 yi1 dian3]
  differentiated instruction / differentiated learning
  margin methodology
  travel entitlement
  differential OMEGA system
  Travel Claim Portal
  Differential Microwave Radiometer
  differential currency coefficient
  differential and more favourable treatment
  differential GPS
  differential GLONASS
  errors and irregularities
线  differential coil metal detector
 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
 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
Approximate Results for 差
 xiāng chà to differ / discrepancy between
 chū chāi to go on an official or business trip
 jiào chā range (the difference between the lowest and highest values)
 jiào chà mediocre / rather poor / not specially good
 wù chā difference / error / inaccuracy
 piān chā bias / deviation
 bù chà not bad / OK
 bù chā to not lack
 zuì chā least / worst / the least / the worst
 fǎn chā contrast / discrepancy
 luò chā drop in elevation / (fig.) gap (in wages, expectations etc) / disparity
 shùn chā (trade or budget) surplus
 wēn chā difference in temperature
 nì chā adverse trade balance / trade deficit
 shí chā time difference / time lag / jet lag
 jí chāi range
 gōng chā tolerance (allowed error) / common difference (of an arithmetic series)
 gōng chāi official errand / bailiff in a yamen
 yóu chāi (old) postman
 cēn cī uneven / jagged / snaggletooth / ragged / serrated
 jiāo chāi to report back after completion of one's mission
 qīn chāi imperial envoy
  yield spread
 fāng chā variance (statistics)
 guān chāi official business / government workmen / odd-job men
 jí chā differential (between grades) / salary differential
 jiān chāi to moonlight / side job
 děng chā degree of disparity / equal difference
 xìn chāi messenger
 shì chā parallax
 suì chà the precession of the equinoxes
 suì chā (astronomy) precession
  parallax
  range of tide / tidal range / tide range
  statistical variation
  deviation
 bīng chāi labor conscripted to support the military
 féi chāi lucrative job / cushy job
 gēn chāi attendant
 huì chā difference in exchange rates in different regions
 jí chā range (of a set of data) (statistics)
 jūn chā divided differences (numerical analysis) / mean absolute difference (statistics)
 kǔ chāi hard task / difficult mission / arduous and unrewarding undertaking / drudgery / grind / chore
 měi chāi cushy job / pleasant task
 qiú chā spherical aberration (optics)
 wài chā heterodyne (electronics)
 xiàng chā aberration (optics)
 zhī chāi to assign corvée duties (forced labor)
 zhǒng chā determinant (characteristic of a species)
 zhuǎn chā to slip (e.g. of clutch) / slippage / also used of economic indicators, statistical discrepancies etc
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 biāo zhǔn chā (statistics) standard deviation
 kāi xiǎo chāi to be absent-minded / to desert / to abscond from the army / absent without leave (AWOL)
 kǔ chāi shi see 苦差[ku3 chai1]
 zāng luàn chà (coll.) squalid / squalor
 jiǎn dāo chā prices scissor (caught between low income and high prices)
 xiàng wèi chā phase difference
 dǎo shí chā to adjust to a different time zone
  water deficit
  limits of error
  error of closure
  variogram
  total error
  magnitude of error
 chū dà chāi lit. to go on a long trip / fig. to be sent to the execution ground
 dān fáng chā single supplement (for a hotel room)
 dān jiān chā single supplement (for a hotel room)
 měi chāi shì a terrific job
 miǎo chā jù parsec (astronomy)
 nián jiào chā annual range (temperature, humidity etc)
 píng jūn chā mean deviation (math.)
 rì jiào chā diurnal range (temperature, humidity etc)
 shì lā chā sriracha (loanword)
 sù zhì chà so uneducated! / so ignorant!
 xié fāng chā (statistics) covariance
 zhuǎn chā lu:4 slippage rate
I型  type I error
II型  type II error
 pín fù chā jù disparity between rich and poor
 cēn cī bù qí (idiom) variable / uneven / irregular
 shōu rù chā jù income differential
 mào yì shùn chā trade surplus
使 guǐ shǐ shén chāi demons and gods at work (idiom) / unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation / curious coincidence
 qiān chā wàn bié (idiom) extremely diverse / to vary greatly
 gé sān chà wǔ every few days (idiom)
 cēn cī cuò luò uneven and jumbled (idiom) / irregular and disorderly / in a tangled mess
 tiān chā dì yuǎn poles apart (idiom) / entirely different
 yīn chā yáng cuò (idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events
 yīn cuò yáng chā (idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events
 yī niàn zhī chā momentary slip / false step / ill-considered action
  propagation of errors / error propagation
  official travel
  normal moveout
  discrepancy letter
  TED spread
  education gap
  compensating variation
线  deflection of the vertical
  selection bias
  participation gap
  incentive gap
  zero-balance accounts
  geocentric parallax
  residual bias
  knowledge gap
  commitment gap
  dip moveout
  sundry credit balances
  clock error / jitter
  exchange difference
  standard error / root mean square error / RMS error
  constant depth error / constant error
  coefficient of variation / relative standard deviation
  error ellipse
  depth error
  deviation from the orthogonal
  position error / positioning error / positional error
  position error / positioning error / positional error
  mispricing / market mispricing
  gender gap
  gender difference
  delivery error
  angular position deviation
  instrument error
  bid-offer spread
  equivalent variation
  relative error
  wage differential
  error model
  yield spread
  margin of error
 chéng xiāo jià chā underwriting spread
 chéng xiāo lì chā underwriting spread
 děng chā jí shù arithmetic series (such as 2+4+6+8+...)
 děng chā shù liè arithmetic progression
 dì qū chā jià local differences in price / regional price variation
 fāng chā fēn xī analysis
 fēn háo zhī chā hairsbreadth difference
 jiè fāng chā é debit balance (accountancy)
 jì shù chā jù technology gap
 jué duì wù chā absolute error
 liǎng xìng chā jù disparity between the sexes
 liù biāo zhǔn chā six
 mào yì chā e balance of trade
 mào yì nì chā trade deficit / adverse trade balance
 méi yǒu chā bié there is no difference / it makes no difference
 piān chā jù lí offset distance
 rén zhǒng chā bié racial differences / racial discrimination
使 shén chāi guǐ shǐ the work of gods and devils (idiom) / unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation / curious coincidence
 sī háo bù chā accurate to perfection (idiom) / precise to the finest detail
 suí jī wù chā random error
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