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差异

chāyì

difference

A person looks between a bowl of rice and a bowl of noodles
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Characters in this word

差 chà

Strokes
9
Radical
工 — labor, work
Made of
羊 sheep, goat 工 labor, work
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

异 yì

Strokes
6
Radical
廾 — two hands
Made of
巳 snake 廾 two hands
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 异

Example phrases

  • 不同地区的收入差异如果长期扩大,社会矛盾可能会加深。 Bùtóng dìqū de shōurù chāyì rúguǒ chángqī kuòdà, shèhuì máodùn kěnéng huì jiāshēn. If income differences between regions continue to widen over the long term, social tensions may deepen.
  • 南方和北方的饮食习惯有很大差异。 Nánfāng hé běifāng de yǐnshí xíguàn yǒu hěn dà chāyì. Eating habits in the south and the north differ greatly.
  • 双胞胎虽然长得像,性格却有明显的差异。 Shuāngbāotāi suīrán zhǎng de xiàng, xìnggé què yǒu míngxiǎn de chāyì. Although the twins look alike, their personalities are clearly different.

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