义项
不好；不合标准
Below the expected level — of work, health, weather, a result. It is the everyday opposite of 好 when a standard is in play.
adjective缺少；不足
verb
例句
- 他这次考试的成绩很差。他這次考試的成績很差。Tā (first tone, high and level) zhè (fourth tone, falling) cì (fourth tone, falling) kǎoshì (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) chéngjì (second tone, rising) hěn (third tone, dipping) chà. (fourth tone, falling)···
His result in this exam was very poor.
- 现在差五分八点。現在差五分八點。Xiànzài (fourth tone, falling) chà (fourth tone, falling) wǔ (third tone, dipping) fēn (first tone, high and level) bā (first tone, high and level) diǎn. (third tone, dipping)···
It’s five to eight.
常见错误
不太对现在八点差五分。
正确现在差五分八点。
In telling the time, 差 comes first and names what is still missing: 差五分八点, "five short of eight". Putting it after the hour copies English word order.