差 2

差 [chà] 动

1. ■ （不相同; 不相合） differ from; fall short of:

我们离党的要求还差得远。 We still fall far short of what the Party expects of us.

2. ■ （缺欠; 短少） wanting; short of:

差两个人 two people short;

差7天不到一年 seven days short of a year;

还差一道工序。 There's still one more step in the process.

形

1. ■ （错误） wrong:

这你可说差了。 You're wrong there.

2. ■ （不好; 不符合标准） not up to standard; poor; bad; inferior:

成绩不算太差。 The results are by no means poor.

这个工厂设备差， 可是产品并不差。 The factory's equipment is not up to much, but its products are not at all bad.

这台收音机质量很差， 用了不到一年就坏了。 This radio is poor in quality; it broks down within less than a year of use.

另见 chā; chāi; chài; cī。