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差 (caa1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

差 (caa1, chà) — poor; bad; sub-standard; slightly; comparatively; to differ from; to fall short of; lacking; wrong; inferior; difference; discrepancy; mistake; nearly; almost

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 差一皮 (caa1 jat1 pei4) — one level less (to something in quality); a bit worse
• 差人 (caai1 jan4) — (noun) police officers
• 差佬 (caai1 lou2) — (noun) a male police officer
• 差利 (caa1 lei6) — Cantonese nickname for Charlie Chaplin, shortened to just "Charlie"
• 差唔多 (caa1 m4 do1) — (adverb) nearly; almost (差不多)
• 差啲 (caa1 di1) — adj.; almost; a bit bad or poor (quality)

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