chà
侘
bad; inferior; short of
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
3 senses · 8 examplesadjective
bad; poor quality; inferior
neutralUsed to describe the low quality of objects, work, conditions, etc.
Zhè这
jiàn件
yī衣
fu服
zhì质
liàng量
tài太
chà差
le了
。
The quality of this piece of clothing is too poor.
Tā他
de的
kǎo考
shì试
chéng成
jī绩
hěn很
chà差
。
His exam score was very bad.
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Zhè这
fú服
wù务
tài态
dù度
zhēn真
chà差
jìn劲
。
The service attitude is really lousy.
adjective
short of; lacking; deficient
neutralOften used with quantity words or to indicate a shortfall.
Wǒ我
hái还
chà差
wǔ五
kuài块
qián钱
。
I'm still short of five yuan.
Quán全
bān班
jiù就
chà差
tā他
yī一
gè个
rén人
méi没
lái来
。
The whole class is all here except for him.
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Lí离
mù目
biāo标
hái还
chà差
de得
yuǎn远
ne呢
。
We are still far from reaching the goal.
adjective
different; not the same; deviating
neutralOften used to describe a mismatch or discrepancy.
Nǐ你
shuō说
de的
hé和
wǒ我
tīng听
shuō说
de的
yǒu有
chā差
bié别
。
What you said is different from what I heard.
Zhè这
liǎng两
jiàn件
dōng东
xī西
chà差
bu不
duō多
。
These two things are almost the same.