温差

溫差
wēnchā
noun HSK 7-9 #68,252

Meanings

  1. 1 difference in temperature
  2. 2 temperature range

Examples

HSK 6
Shìnèiwài wēnchā chāoguò shí dù shí, bōli róngyì qǐ wù.
When inside and outside differ by more than ten degrees, the glass fogs up easily.
HSK 7-9
Zhèlǐ zhòuyè wēnchā hěn dà, zǎowǎn dōu yào jiā yí jiàn wàitào.
The swing between day and night here is big, so you want a jacket morning and evening.
HSK 7-9
Xīnjiāng de pútao zhīsuǒyǐ tián, jiù shì yīnwèi wēnchā dà.
Xinjiang grapes are sweet precisely because of the wide temperature swing.

Tips

mistakes
The second character is read 差 here, the noun meaning difference, the same reading as in 时差 and 差距. The everyday 差, poor or lacking, is a separate reading and does not belong in this word.
usage
Always a gap between two named readings, and the modifier says which two: 昼夜温差 for day against night, 室内外温差 for inside against out. Bare, it defaults to the day's high against its low.

Stroke Order

温 wēn
差 chà