差别
Old HSK 5
差别 (chābié) · difference
差别 (chābié) means “difference; distinction”. It is written with 2 characters: 差 (poor) + 别 (don't). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 差别 is built
The characters
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)
别 bié · don't
What 别 is made of
- 另lìng — another
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: To draw boundaries 刂 between classes 另 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这两种手机没有什么差别。Zhè liǎng zhǒng shǒujī méiyǒu shénme chābié.There is no real difference between these two phones.
城市和农村的差别越来越小。Chéngshì hé nóngcūn de chābié yuèláiyuè xiǎo.The gap between city and countryside is shrinking.
Questions about 差别
What does 差别 mean?
差别 (chābié) means “difference; distinction”.
How do you pronounce 差别?
差别 is pronounced chābié.
Which HSK level is 差别?
差别 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 差不多chàbuduōalmost
- 出差chūchāito go on a business trip
- 差距chājùgap
- 时差shíchātime difference
- 偏差piānchādeviation
- 误差wùchāerror
- 相差xiāngchàto differ
- 差点儿chàdiǎnralmost
- 差chàpoor
- 别的biédeother
Learn 差别 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 9: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.