反差

fǎnchā

noun HSK 7-9 #43,778

Meanings

HSK 3

理想和现实的反差很大。

Lǐxiǎng hé xiànshí de fǎnchā hěn dà.

The gap between ideals and reality is huge.

HSK 7-9

她台上台下的反差让人惊讶。

Tā táishàng táixià de fǎnchā ràng rén jīngyà.

The contrast between her on-stage and off-stage persona is surprising.

usage

反差 is widely used on social media to describe surprising contrasts in someone's personality or appearance (反差萌 = charming contrast).

反 fǎn

差 chà