差生

chàshēng

noun

Measure Word

一个差生 ge

Meanings

1 underperforming student
2 weak student
3 poor-grades student

Characters

Examples

老师不应该放弃差生。

Lǎoshī bù yīnggāi fàngqì chàshēng.

Teachers shouldn't give up on struggling students.

他初中时是出了名的差生。

Tā chūzhōng shí shì chū le míng de chàshēng.

He had a reputation as a bad student in middle school.

差生不代表没有潜力。

Chàshēng bù dàibiǎo méiyǒu qiánlì.

Being a poor student doesn't mean someone lacks potential.

Tips

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Blunt and somewhat stigmatizing. Paired with 优等生 (top student) and 中等生 (average student), this label is widely used in Chinese school contexts but discouraged by reform-minded educators for obvious reasons.

Stroke Order

差 chà

生 shēng