| 差 | chā | difference; discrepancy; to differ; error; to err; to make a mistake |
| 差 | chà | to differ from; to fall short of; lacking; wrong; inferior |
| 差 | chāi | to send; to commission; messenger; mission |
| 差 | cī | uneven |
| 差别 | chā bié | difference; distinction; diversity; disparity |
| 差异 | chā yì | difference; discrepancy |
| 差不多 | chà bu duō | almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad |
| 差距 | chā jù | disparity; gap |
| 差额 | chā é | balance (financial); discrepancy (in a sum or quota); difference |
| 差速器 | chā sù qì | differential (gear) |
| 差错 | chā cuò | mistake; slip-up; fault; error (in data transmission); accident; mishap |
| 差数 | chā shù | difference (the result of subtraction) |
| 差不多的 | chà bu duō de | the great majority |
| 差役 | chā yì | forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée); bailiff of feudal yamen |
| 差事 | chà shì | poor; not up to standard |
| 差事 | chāi shi | errand; assignment; job; commission; CL:件; see also 差使 |
| 差价 | chā jià | difference in price |
| 差使 | chāi shǐ | to send; to assign; to appoint; servants of an official; official messenger |
| 差使 | chāi shi | official post; billet; commission; CL:件; see also 差事 |
| 差点儿 | chà diǎnr | erhua variant of 差点, not quite; not good enough; almost; barely; a bit different; just about to; nearly starting; on the verge of |
| 差一点 | chà yī diǎn | not quite; not good enough; almost; barely; a bit different; just about to; nearly starting; on the verge of; see also 差点 |
| 差一点儿 | chà yī diǎnr | erhua variant of 差一点 |
| 差不离 | chà bù lí | a little inferior; not good enough |
| 差不离儿 | chà bù lír | erhua variant of 差不离, a little inferior; not good enough |
差之毫厘，
失之千里 | chā zhī háo lí ,
shī zhī qiān lǐ | the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom); a miss is as good as a mile |
差之毫厘，
谬以千里 | chā zhī háo lí ,
miù yǐ qiān lǐ | the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom); a miss is as good as a mile |
| 差分 | chā fēn | difference; increment |
| 差分方程 | chā fēn fāng chéng | difference equation (math.) |
| 差劲 | chà jìn | bad; no good; below average; disappointing |
| 差动齿轮 | chā dòng chǐ lún | differential gear |
| 差商 | chā shāng | the quotient of differences (slope of a line in coordinate geometry) |
| 差失 | chā shī | mistake; slip-up |
| 差强人意 | chā qiáng rén yì | (idiom) just passable; barely satisfactory |
| 差得多 | chà dé duō | fall short by a large amount |
| 差旅费 | chāi lǚ fèi | business travel expenses |
| 差派 | chāi pài | to dispatch |
| 差生 | chà shēng | weak student |
| 差异性 | chā yì xìng | difference |
| 差讹 | chā é | error; mistake |
| 差评 | chà píng | poor evaluation; adverse criticism |
| 差误 | chā wù | mistake |
| 差谬 | chà miù | error |
| 差远 | chà yuǎn | inferior; not up to par; to fall far short; to be mistaken |
| 差遣 | chāi qiǎn | to send (on errand) |
| 差额选举 | chā é xuǎn jǔ | competitive election (i.e. with more than one candidate) |
| 差点 | chà diǎn | not quite; not good enough; almost; barely; a bit different; just about to; nearly starting; on the verge of |
