很差

hěnchà

phrase

Meanings

1 very poor
2 very bad
3 of low quality

Characters

poor; lacking; bad

Examples

HSK 1

他的英语很差。

Tā de Yīngyǔ hěnchà.

His English is very poor.

HSK 4

这家餐厅的服务很差。

Zhè jiā cāntīng de fúwù hěnchà.

The service at this restaurant is terrible.

Tips

mistakes

差 has multiple readings: chà ('poor / bad / off'), chā ('difference'), chāi ('to dispatch'), cī ('uneven'). In 很差 it's chà, the evaluative 'bad / inadequate' sense.

Stroke Order

很 hěn

差 chà