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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 差
[chāi]
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1.
动
分派;打发(去做事)
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鬼使神差
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差遣
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2.
名
被委派做的事;公务
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出差
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交差
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美差
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3.
名
旧指被派遣做事的人
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信差
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解(jiè)差
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Examples
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他们俩的技术半斤八两,差不多。
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So far as their skills are concerned, it's six of one and half a dozen of the other.
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一个月差两天
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two days less than a month
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差十分四点
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ten (minutes) to four
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差两个人
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two people short
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这个街道工厂设备差,可是产品并不差。
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The neighbourhood factory's equipment is not up to much, but its products are not at all bad.
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姐妹俩长相差不多。
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The two sisters look very much alike.
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他们俩高矮差不多。
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The two of them are about the same height.
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麦子熟得差不多了,该割了。
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The wheat is just about ripe enough to be cut.
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差不多一半同学都学过英语。
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Nearly half the students have learned some English before.
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差不多的都知道这件事了,你还不知道?
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Practically everyone knows all about it, and you don't?
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