Pronunciation
:
chà
Meaning
:
(verb) be lacking, differ
HSK
:
1
Pronunciation
:
chà
Meaning
:
  1. (verb) differ from; fall short of
  2. (verb) be less than; be short of
  3. (adj) wrong
  4. (adj) not up to standard; poor
  5. (prep) to
Radical
:
工
Strokes
:
9
Traditional
:
差
Notes
:
also as chā, chāi
Sentences:
你和他比差得远了。
You are not nearly as good as him.

nǐ hé tā bǐ chà de yuǎn le 。

你
:
you
和
:
and
他
:
him
比
:
compare
差
:
differ from
得
:
used after a verb or an adjective to express possibility or capability
远
:
far
了
:
(particle) used after an action that has taken place
他的中文水平很差。
His Chinese level is very poor.

tā de zhōng wén shuǐ píng hěn chà 。

他的
:
his
中文
:
Chinese (language)
水平
:
level
很
:
very
差
:
poor
这次考试我考得很差。
I did very badly in this exam.

zhè cì kǎo shì wǒ kǎo de hěn chà 。

这次
:
this time
考试
:
exam
我
:
I
考得
:
test result
很
:
very
差
:
bad
这个手机的质量太差了。
The quality of this phone is too bad.

zhè ge shǒu jī de zhì liàng tài chà le 。

这个
:
this
手机
:
phone
的
:
(possessive)
质量
:
quality
太
:
too
差
:
bad
了
:
(modal particle)
他唱歌唱得很差。
He sings very badly.

tā chàng gē chàng de hěn chà 。

他
:
he
唱歌
:
sing
唱得
:
sing (result)
很
:
very
差
:
bad