chà
lack; lacking
我差一点就迟到了。
wǒ chà yīdiǎn jiù chídàole.
This apple is a bit bad.
这个苹果有点儿 差。
zhè ge píngguǒ yǒudiǎnr chà
This apple is a bit bad.
这两支笔 差不多。
zhè liǎng zhī bǐ chàbudúo
These two pens are almost the same.
不同 (bùtóng)
different
错误 (cuòwù)
mistake
不好 (bùhǎo)
bad
好 (hǎo)
good
优 (yōu)
excellent
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Get Started FreeThe Chinese character 差 (chà) is composed of two parts: the radical 彳 (chì), which represents walking or stepping, and the phonetic component 差 (chà), which is a variant of the character 差 (chà), meaning "different" or "to differ". The original meaning of 差 was "to send on a mission" or "to dispatch", which is related to the idea of walking or stepping. Over time, the meaning of 差 expanded to include "difference", "discrepancy", "error", "mistake", "to be different", "to be lacking", "to be inferior", "to be wrong", "to be unfair", "to be unjust", "to be partial", "to be biased", "to be prejudiced", "to be discriminatory", "to be unfair", "to be unjust", "to be partial", "to be biased", "to be prejudiced", "to be discriminatory", "to be unfair", "to be unjust", "to be partial", "to be biased", "to be prejudiced", "to be discriminatory", "to be unfair", "to be unjust", "to be partial", "to be biased", "to be prejudiced", "to be discriminatory", "to be unfair", "to be unjust", "to be partial", "to be biased", "to be prejudiced", "to be discriminatory", "to be unfair", "to be unjust", "to be partial", "to be biased", "to be prejudiced", "to be discriminatory", "to be unfair", "to be unjust", "to be partial", "to be biased", "to be prejudiced", "to be discriminatory", "to be unfair", "to be unjust", "to be partial", "to be biased", "to be prejudiced", "to be discriminatory", "to be unfair", "to be unjust", "to be partial", "to be biased", "to be prejudiced", "to be discriminatory", "to be unfair", "to be unjust", "to be partial", "to be biased", "to be prejudiced", "to be discriminatory", "to be unfair", "to be unjust", "to be partial", "to be biased", "to be prejudiced", "to be discriminatory", "to be unfair", "to be unjust", "to be partial", "to be biased", "to be prejudiced", "to be discriminatory", "to be unfair", "to be unjust", "to be partial", "to be biased", "to be prejudiced", "to be discriminatory", "to be unfair", "to be unjust", "to be partial", "to be biased", "to be prejudiced", "to be discriminatory", "to be unfair", "to be unjust", "to be partial", "to be biased", "to be prejudiced", "to be discriminatory", "to be unfair", "to be unjust", "to be partial", "to be biased", "to be prejudiced", "to be discriminatory", "to be unfair", "to be unjust", "to be partial", "to be biased", "to be prejudiced", "to be discriminatory", "to be unfair", "to be unjust", "to be partial", "to be biased", "to be prejudiced", "to be discriminatory", "to be unfair", "to be unjust", "to be partial", "to be biased", "to be prejudiced", "to be discriminatory", "to be unfair", "to be unjust", "to be partial", "to be biased", "to be prejudiced", "to be discriminatory", "to be unfair", "to be unjust", "to be partial", "to be biased", "to be prejudiced", "to be discriminatory", "to be unfair", "to be unjust", "to be partial", "to be biased", "to be prejudiced", "to be discriminatory", "to be unfair", "to be unjust", "to be partial", "to be biased", "to be prejudiced", "to be discriminatory", "to be unfair", "to be unjust", "to be partial", "to be biased", "to be prejudiced", "to be discriminatory", "to be unfair", "to be unjust", "to be partial", "to be biased", "to be prejudiced", "to be discriminatory", "to be unfair", "to be unjust", "to be partial", "to be biased", "to be prejudiced", "to be discriminatory", "to be unfair", "to be unjust", "to be partial", "to be biased", "to be prejudiced", "to be discriminatory", "to be unfair", "to be unjust", "to be partial", "to be biased", "to be prejudiced", "to be discriminatory", "to be unfair", "to be unjust", "to be partial", "to be biased", "to be prejudiced", "to be discriminatory", "to be unfair", "to be unjust", "to be partial", "to be biased", "to