Chinese word

相差

Pronunciation

Pinyinxiāng chà

Meaning

  • verbdiffer

Example

他们相差两岁。tā men xiāng chà liǎng suì

They are two years apart.

Illustration for 相差 (differ)

More examples

这两个版本在细节上相差无几。zhè liǎng gè bán běn zài xì jié shàng xiàng chà wú jǐ

The two versions differ very little in detail.

Core concept

The amount by which two comparable things stand apart on a shared scale.

Common phrases

  • 相差无几xiāng chà wú jǐ

    differ very little

  • 相差不多xiāng chà bù duō

    differ little

Similar words

相距xiāng jù: Be separated by a specified distance or period of time.
有差距yǒu chā jù: Show that two sides differ in amount, degree, or level.
相差无几xiāng chà wú jǐ: Be almost the same, with very little difference between two sides.

Definition in Chinese

表明两者之间存在一定幅度的不同，侧重指出可量化的差异，常用于表示年龄、长度、时间等相隔多少。biǎo míng liáng zhě zhī jiān cún zài yí dìng fú dù de bù tóng cè zhòng zhǐ chū kě liàng huà de chā yì cháng yòng yú biǎo shì nián líng cháng dù shí jiān děng xiāng gé duō shǎo

Word origin

The word 相差 (xiāngchà, "differ") is formed from 相 (xiāng, "each other") and 差 (chà, "difference"), so its structure points to a difference existing between two sides.

Usage tips

  • The quantity after this verb states the gap itself, so the sentence can express a comparison without adding a separate word for distance or separation.

Other meanings

  • varyverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 相差无几xiāng chà wú jǐdiffer very littleidiom

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