chà

lack; lacking

HSK Level 1

Example Sentences

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.

Synonyms

不同 (bùtóng)

different

错误 (cuòwù)

mistake

不好 (bùhǎo)

bad

Antonyms

(hǎo)

good

(yōu)

excellent

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Etymology & Components

The 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