差异

差異

chāyì

noun HSK 6 #11,882

Meanings

1 difference; discrepancy; divergence

Characters

difference; discrepancy

different; unusual

Difference and divergence — a gap or discrepancy between things.

Examples

文化差异有时候会引起误会。

Wénhuà chā yì yǒu shíhou huì yǐnqǐ wùhuì.

Cultural differences sometimes cause misunderstandings.

南方和北方的饮食差异很大。

Nánfāng hé běifāng de yǐnshí chā yì hěn dà.

There are big dietary differences between the south and north.

个体差异决定了学习速度的不同。

Gètǐ chā yì juédìng le xuéxí sùdù de bùtóng.

Individual differences determine different learning speeds.

Tips

usage

差异 is more formal than 不同 or 区别. Common collocations: 文化差异, 个体差异, 性别差异 (gender differences), 贫富差异 (wealth gap). Used extensively in academic and formal writing.

Stroke Order

差 chà

异 yì