almost; nearly

difference; discrepancy; (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction); (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly

different; wrong; mistaken; to fall short; to lack; not up to standard; inferior; Taiwan pr. [cha1]

to send (on an errand); (archaic) person sent on such an errand; job; official post

used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]

bad; no good; below average; disappointing

difference; distinction; disparity

see 差點|差点[cha4 dian3]

poor; not up to standard

errand; assignment; job; commission; CL:件[jian4]; see also 差使[chai1 shi5]

difference; discrepancy

mistake; slip-up; fault; error; accident; mishap

disparity; gap

to send (on errand)

erhua variant of 差點|差点[cha4 dian3]

difference in price

to send; to assign; to appoint; servants of an official; official messenger

official post; billet; commission; CL:件[jian4]; see also 差事[chai1 shi5]

(math.) increment; difference; (engineering) differential

(math.) difference quotient; (math.) divided difference; (math.) finite difference

mistake; slip-up

forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée); bailiff of feudal yamen

difference (the result of subtraction)

to travel on business; to go on a business trip

mistake; error; mishap

to dispatch

weak student

error; mistake

poor evaluation; adverse criticism

mistake

error

inferior; not up to par; to fall far short; to be mistaken

variant of 差池[cha1 chi2]

balance (financial); discrepancy (in a sum or quota); difference

not much different; similar; ordinary; nearly

differentiation (of a product from its competitors etc)

difference

to fall well short (in terms of quality, quantity or degree)

business travel expenses

almost; nearly; (i.e. same as 差點|差点[cha4 dian3])

differential (gear)

erhua variant of 差一點|差一点[cha4 yi1 dian3]

the great majority

erhua variant of 差不離|差不离[cha4 bu4 li2]

difference equation (math.)

differential gear

(idiom) just passable; barely satisfactory

competitive election (i.e. with more candidates than seats)

(neologism, attested by 2021) underachieving students tend to buy lots of stationery; (fig.) all the gear and no idea