差距
Old HSK 5
差距 (chājù) · gap
差距 (chājù) means “gap; disparity”. It is written with 2 characters: 差 (poor) + 距 (distance). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 差距 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)
距 jù · distance
What 距 is made of
- 足zú — foot
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 巨jù — large
- 匚fāng — box
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 匚fāng — box
Origin hint: 足 gives the meaning, 巨 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我和他的水平还有差距。Wǒ hé tā de shuǐpíng hái yǒu chājù.There is still a gap between his level and mine.
我们要努力缩小差距。Wǒmen yào nǔlì suōxiǎo chājù.We must work hard to close the gap.
Questions about 差距
What does 差距 mean?
差距 (chājù) means “gap; disparity”.
How do you pronounce 差距?
差距 is pronounced chājù.
Which HSK level is 差距?
差距 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 差不多chàbuduōalmost
- 出差chūchāito go on a business trip
- 差别chābiédifference
- 时差shíchātime difference
- 偏差piānchādeviation
- 误差wùchāerror
- 相差xiāngchàto differ
- 差点儿chàdiǎnralmost
- 差chàpoor
- 距离jùlídistance
Learn 差距 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 9: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.