English–Chinese
“difference” in Chinese
How to say “difference” in Chinese
“Difference” in Chinese is 区别 (qū bié).
A point of contrast that shows how two things are not alike.
Example sentences with 区别
他们在意见上有很大的区别。tā men zài yì jiàn shàng yǒu hěn dà de qū bié
There is a big difference in their opinions.
Tips for using 区别
- In everyday comparison questions, the noun commonly appears in a pattern meaning "is there a difference?", while its verb use places the two compared items after it.
Other Chinese words for “difference”
你能看出这两本书的差别吗？nǐ néng kàn chū zhè liáng běn shū de chā bié ma
Can you tell the difference between these two books?
这两个产品的差异很小。zhè liǎng gè chán pǐn de chā yì hén xiǎo
The difference between these two products is small.
我们之间有很大的差距。wǒ men zhī jiān yǒu hěn dà de chā jù
There is a big difference between us.
总费用是五百，我付了三百，差额是两百。zǒng fèi yòng shì wú bǎi wǒ fù le sān bǎi chā é shì liáng bǎi
The total cost is 500; I paid 300, so the difference is 200.