poor quality; low ability; lousy
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadjective
poor in quality; lousy; no good
informalOften used to express disappointment in someone's character, performance, or the quality of an object. Can be softened with '儿' in colloquial speech (差劲儿).
Zhè这
jiǔ酒
chà差
jìn劲
，
wèi味
r儿
bú不
zhèng正
。
This wine is lousy; the taste is off.
Dā答
yìng应
le了
de的
shì事
，
yòu又
bú不
duì兑
xiàn现
，
zhēn真
chà差
jìn劲
。
It's really lousy to promise something and then not follow through.
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Tā他
zhè这
cì次
kǎo考
shì试
chéng成
jì绩
tài太
chà差
jìn劲
le了
。
His test score this time was really poor.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
fú服
wù务
tài态
dù度
zhēn真
chà差
jìn劲
r儿
。
This kind of service attitude is truly lousy.
Bié别
mǎi买
nà那
ge个
pái牌
zi子
de的
shǒu手
jī机
，
zhì质
liàng量
hěn很
chà差
jìn劲
。
Don't buy that brand of phone; the quality is very poor.