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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

差 [chà]
  1. 1. verb [不相同]
    你和他比差得远了。
    You are not nearly as good as him.
  2. 2. verb [缺欠]
    差3个人
    be three people short
    他还差我10镑钱。
    He still owes me ten pounds.
  3. 3. adjective [错误] mistaken
  4. 4. adjective [不好] poor
    这些鞋的质量很差。
    These shoes are of poor quality.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

差 [chà]
  1. 1. verb differ from; fall short of
    我的成绩跟他比差得很多。
    我们离父母的要求还差得远。
    We will always fall short of our parents' expectations.
  2. 2. verb be less than; be short of
    还差一张我就把这套邮票集齐了。
    差十分七点的时候在楼下集合。
    还差两百米就到了。
    你还差一岁就成年了。
    差两个人
    two people short
    差十分四点
    ten (minutes) to four
    差七天不到一年
    seven days short of a year
    一个月差两天
    two days less than a month
  3. 3. adjective wrong
    这你可说差了。
    You're wrong there.
  4. 4. adjective not up to standard; poor; D; weak; inferior
    市场上充斥着很多质量差的产品。
    这家公司的效益很差。
    这个街道工厂设备差，可是产品并不差。
    The neighbourhood factory's equipment is not up to much, but its products are not at all bad.
    成绩不算太差。
    The results are by no means poor.
    城市污染严重，空气质量很差。
  5. 5. preposition to

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

差 [chà]
  1. 1. 用于口语。
    差不多
    差不离
    差点儿
  2. 2. 形 错;不正确
    走差了道儿
    此言差矣
  3. 3. 动 欠缺
    只差一道工序就完成了
    差10分5点
  4. 4. 形 不好;不符合标准
    学习成绩太差
    质量差
  5. 5. 第六画是长撇,不要断成两画
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Examples

他们俩的技术半斤八两，差不多。
So far as their skills are concerned, it's six of one and half a dozen of the other. → 半斤八两
一个月差两天
two days less than a month → 差
差十分四点
ten (minutes) to four → 差
差两个人
two people short → 差
这个街道工厂设备差，可是产品并不差。
The neighbourhood factory's equipment is not up to much, but its products are not at all bad. → 差
姐妹俩长相差不多。
The two sisters look very much alike. → 差不多
他们俩高矮差不多。
The two of them are about the same height. → 差不多
麦子熟得差不多了，该割了。
The wheat is just about ripe enough to be cut. → 差不多
差不多一半同学都学过英语。
Nearly half the students have learned some English before. → 差不多
差不多的都知道这件事了，你还不知道?
Practically everyone knows all about it, and you don't? → 差不多的
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Character Decomposition


[yáng]		 + 工
[gōng]

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