相差
Old HSK 6
相差 (xiāngchà) · to differ
相差 (xiāngchà) means “to differ; difference”. It is written with 2 characters: 相 (mutual) + 差 (poor). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 相差 is built
The characters
相 xiāng · mutual
What 相 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: To stare 目 at a tree 木, meaning to observe (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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
两个人的年龄相差十岁。Liǎng gè rén de niánlíng xiāngchà shí suì.There's a ten-year age gap between the two.
两种方法的结果相差不大。Liǎng zhǒng fāngfǎ de jiéguǒ xiāngchà bù dà.The two methods give similar results.
Questions about 相差
What does 相差 mean?
相差 (xiāngchà) means “to differ; difference”.
How do you pronounce 相差?
相差 is pronounced xiāngchà.
Which HSK level is 相差?
相差 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 相同xiāngtóngidentical
- 相信xiāngxìnto believe
- 相机xiàngjīcamera
- 照相zhàoxiàngto take a photo
- 互相hùxiāngeach other
- 相比xiāngbǐto compare
- 相当xiāngdāngquite
- 相关xiāngguānrelated
- 相互xiānghùeach other
- 相似xiāngsìsimilar
Learn 相差 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 197: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.