How to say “time difference” in Chinese
time difference
“Time difference” in Chinese is 时差, shí chā: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
时差 is read shí chā: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 日 “sun”.
差不多 is “lacking a little”, that is, “almost”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “时差”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 时差. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 两个城市有五个小时的时差liǎnggechéngshìyǒuwǔgexiǎoshídeshíchāThere's a five-hour time difference between the two cities.
- 我还在倒时差wǒháizàidǎoshíchāI'm still getting over the jet lag.
More words from the lesson “China and the world”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “time difference” in Chinese?
“Time difference” in Chinese is 时差, pinyin shíchā.
What does 时差 mean?
时差 (shíchā) means “time difference”.
How do you write 时差?
时差 is 2 characters: 时 (shí) — time; 差 (chà) — lack; poor. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 时差?
时差 is read shíchā. Tones: shí — second tone, chā — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“time difference” in the lesson “China and the world”
This word is from the topic “The world and the news” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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