chāi差
差
HSK 1
common
Meaning of 差
差 means dispatch; send someone on a mission; assigned task; official business; duty. Pronounced chāi. HSK 1.
- dispatch; send someone on a mission
- assigned task; official business; duty
- messenger; low-ranking official (old use)
Character Info
Radical工
Strokes9
Components
羊
工
Stroke Order
差
Definitions & Examples
Gōng公
sī司
chāi差
qiǎn遣
tā他
qù去
shàng上
hǎi海
fēn分
gōng公
sī司
kǎo考
chá察
。
The company dispatched him to the Shanghai branch for an inspection.
Lǐng领
dǎo导
lì立
jí即
chāi差
rén人
qù去
qǔ取
zhòng重
yào要
wén文
jiàn件
。
The leader immediately sent someone to pick up the important documents.
Lǎo老
bǎn板
chāi差
wǒ我
qù去
mǎi买
kā咖
fēi啡
。
The boss sent me to buy coffee.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
chāi差
qiǎn遣
yī医
liáo疗
duì队
qián前
wǎng往
zāi灾
qū区
jiù救
yuán援
。
The government dispatched a medical team to the disaster area for rescue.
Tā他
bèi被
chāi差
qiǎn遣
qù去
wài外
dì地
chū出
chāi差
。
He was dispatched to another city on a business trip.
Common Words
出差chūchāi
to go on a business trip
差遣chāiqiǎn
send; dispatch; assign
差使chāishǐ
send on an errand; dispatch
差役chāiyì
corvée; yamen runner
听差 / 聽差tīngchāi
serve as attendant; male servant
解差jièchāi
escort for prisoners; jailer
官差guānchāi
official business; government runner
兼差jiānchāi
moonlighting; side job
公差gōngchāi
business trip; yamen runner (archaic)