偏差
Old HSK 6
偏差 (piānchā) · deviation
偏差 (piānchā) means “deviation; error; bias”. It is written with 2 characters: 偏 (slanting) + 差 (poor). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 偏差 is built
The characters
偏 piān · slanting
What 偏 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 扁biǎn — flat
- 户hù — door
- 丶 — dot
- 尸shī — body
- 户hù — door
差 chà · poor
What 差 is made of
- 羊yáng — sheep
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: Work 工 done by a sheep 羊; incompetence (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个数字有一点儿偏差。Zhège shùzì yǒu yìdiǎnr piānchā.This figure is slightly off.
我们的理解出现了偏差。Wǒmen de lǐjiě chūxiàn le piānchā.There was a misunderstanding between us.
Questions about 偏差
What does 偏差 mean?
偏差 (piānchā) means “deviation; error; bias”.
How do you pronounce 偏差?
偏差 is pronounced piānchā.
Which HSK level is 偏差?
偏差 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 偏见piānjiànprejudice
- 偏僻piānpìremote
- 偏偏piānpiānjust
- 差不多chàbuduōalmost
- 出差chūchāito go on a business trip
- 差别chābiédifference
- 差距chājùgap
- 时差shíchātime difference
- 误差wùchāerror
- 相差xiāngchàto differ
Learn 偏差 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 136: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.