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差异
差异
(chā yì): Difference (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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差 • chā • lack; lacking • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
chā
差
lack; lacking
异 • yì • different, strange, separate
yì
异
different, strange, separate
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 差异.
Words with
差
出差
chū chāi
go on business trip
差不多
chà bu duō
almost
差点儿
chà diǎn r
almost; nearly
差别
chā bié
difference
差距
chā jù
gap; disparity
时差
shí chā
time difference
偏差
piān chā
deviation; offset; deflection
相差
xiāng chà
difference
Words with
异
优异
yōu yì
excellent; outstanding
异常
yì cháng
unusual; abnormal; anomalous
诧异
chà yì
be surprised; be amazed; be astonished
日新月异
rì xīn yuè yì
change rapidly; alter from day to day
变异
biàn yì
Mutation / variation
异性
yì xìng
Opposite sex / Different gender
异议
yì yì
Dissent / Objection
怪异
guài yì
Strange / Weird
4.
Example Sentences with 差异
zhè
这
liǎng
两
gè
个
fāng
方
àn
案
cún
存
zài
在
míng
明
xiǎn
显
chā
差
yì
异
。
There are obvious differences between these two plans.
yóu
由
yú
于
wén
文
huà
化
chā
差
yì
异
,
tā
他
men
bù
不
tóng
同
guó
国
jiā
家
de
的
wén
文
huà
化
chā
差
yì
wǒ
我
men
们
bì
必
xū
须
zhèng
正
shì
视
liǎng
两
guó
国
jiān
nǐ
你
rèn
认
wéi
为
zài
在
dāng
当
dài
代
shè
社
huì
会
,
们
zhī
之
jiān
间
chǎn
产
shēng
生
le
了
bù
不
shǎo
少
wù
误
jiě
解
。
Due to cultural differences, many misunderstandings arose between them.
异
yǒu
有
shí
时
huì
会
dǎo
导
zhì
致
wù
误
jiě
解
。
Cultural differences between countries can sometimes lead to misunderstandings.
间
cún
存
zài
在
de
的
wén
文
huà
化
chā
差
yì
异
。
We must take seriously the cultural differences that exist between the two countries.
jiē
阶
jí
级
chā
差
yì
异
hái
还
míng
明
xiǎn
显
ma
吗
?
Do you think class differences are still obvious in contemporary society?