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差: cha (difference) vs chai (errand) vs ci…

差: cha (difference) vs chai (errand) vs ci (uneven)

Readings 读音

  • cha difference; poor; to lack
  • chai errand; dispatch 出差 · 差事 · 差遣 · 邮差 · 当差
  • ci uneven (参差) 参差

How it works 讲解

差 reads cha in words like — "difference"; 差 reads chai in words like 出差, 差事 — "errand"; 差 reads ci in words like 参差 — "uneven". The surrounding word tells you which reading to use — learn the trigger words, not the character alone.

Examples 例句

  1. 你Nǐ来lái这里zhèlǐ出差chūchāi的de？

    Are you here on business?

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