English–Chinese
“time difference” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinshí chā
Example
我们打电话时要考虑时差。wǒ men dǎ diàn huà shí yào kǎo lǜ shí chā
We need to take the time difference into account when we call.
How to say “time difference” in Chinese
“Time difference” in Chinese is 时差 (shí chā).
The number of hours by which one place's local time differs from another's, or by which a traveler's body clock is out of step.
Example sentences with 时差
出差回来后，他有严重的时差反应。chū chāi huí lái hòu tā yǒu yán zhòng de shí chā fǎn yìng
After returning from a business trip, he had severe jet lag.
Tips for using 时差
- English separates a clock gap from jet lag more sharply than everyday Chinese does, so context can show whether 时差 (shíchà, "time difference") concerns the clocks or a traveler's sleep pattern.