差 chà

  1. chà verb to differ
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Comparison
    Notes: (ABC 'chà' 差 v 1, p. 88; Guoyu '差' chà; Mathews 1931 '差', p. 11; NCCED '差' chà 1, p. 165; Unihan '差')
  2. chà adverb less than; lacking; nearly; almost
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: For example, 他的人品很差 'he was lacking in moral character.' (XHW 2016-02-04; ABC 'chà' 差 sv 1, p. 88; Guoyu '差' chà adj 2; NCCED '差' chà 3, p. 165; Unihan '差')
  3. chà adjective wrong
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (ABC 'chà' 差 sv 2, p. 88; Mathews 1931 '差', p. 11; NCCED '差' chà 2, p. 165; Unihan '差')
  4. chà adjective substandard; inferior; poor
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Comparison
    Notes: In the sense of 不好 (ABC 'chà' 差 sv 1, p. 88; Guoyu '差' chà adj 1; NCCED '差' chà 4, p. 165)
  5. chā noun the difference [between two numbers]
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
    Notes: (ABC 'chā' 差 n 1, p. 140; Guoyu '差' chā n 3; NCCED '差' chā 3, p. 159)
  6. chāi verb to send; to dispatch
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 派遣; for example, an offical appointed to a task (ABC 'chāi' 差 v, p. 89; Guoyu '差' chāi v 1; Kroll 2015 '差' chāi 2, p. 37; NCCED '差' chāi 1, p. 166)
  7. cuō verb to stumble
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (ABC 'cuō' 差 bf, p. 150)
  8. cī noun rank
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the senes of 等级 (ABC 'cī' 差 bf, p. 89; Guoyu '差' cī n)
  9. chā noun an error
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 错误 (Guoyu '差' chā n 1; Kroll 2015 '差' chā 3, p. 37; Mathews 1931 '差', p. 11; NCCED '差' chā 2, p. 159)
  10. chā noun dissimilarity; difference
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 区别 (Guoyu '差' chā n 2; Kroll 2015 '差' chā 1, p. 36; Mathews 1931 '差', p. 11; NCCED '差' chā 1, p. 159)
  11. chā adverb barely
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '差' chā adv; NCCED '差' chā 4, p. 159)
  12. chāi noun an errand
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '差' chāi n 2; NCCED '差' chāi 2, p. 166)
  13. chāi noun a messenger; a runner
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '差' chāi n 1; NCCED '差' chāi 2, p. 166)
  14. chā adjective proportionate
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '差' chā 2, p. 36)
  15. chāi verb to select; to choose
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 选择 (Guoyu '差' chāi v 2; Kroll 2015 '差' chāi 1, p. 37)
  16. chài verb to recover from a sickness
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '差' chài v; Kroll 2015 '差' chài 1, p. 37)
  17. chà adjective uncommon; remarkable
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '差' chà 1, p. 37)
  18. chā verb to make a mistake
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '差' chā v 1)
  19. cī adjective uneven
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '差' cī adj 1)
  20. cī verb to differ
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '差' cī v 1)
  21. cuō verb to rub between the hands
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 搓 (Guoyu '差' cuō v)
  22. chà noun defect; vaikalya
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: vaikalya, Japanese: sa, or: sha (BCSD '差', p. 410; DJBT '差', p. 423; MW 'vaikalya'; SH '差', p. 324)

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