How to say “differ” in Chinese
differ (by)
“Differ” in Chinese is 相差, xiāng chà: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
相差 is read xiāng chà: 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
Two readings: xiāng in 相信, and xiàng, “appearance, photo”, in 相机 and 照相.
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 “相差”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 相差. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们俩的年龄相差五岁。wǒmenliǎdeniánlíngxiāngchàwǔsuìThere's a five-year age difference between the two of us.
- 两地2的气温相差很大liǎngdìdeqìwēnxiāngchàhěndàThe temperatures in the two places differ a lot.
More words from the lesson “Equal and different”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “differ” in Chinese?
“Differ” in Chinese is 相差, pinyin xiāngchà.
What does 相差 mean?
相差 (xiāngchà) means “differ (by)”.
How do you write 相差?
相差 is 2 characters: 相 (xiāng) — mutually; appearance; 差 (chà) — lack; poor. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 相差?
相差 is read xiāngchà. Tones: xiāng — first tone, chà — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“differ” in the lesson “Equal and different”
This word is from the topic “Amounts and degrees” of HSK 6. 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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