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差异

差異
chāyì
noun HSK 6 #11,882

Meanings

  1. 1 difference; discrepancy; divergence

Characters

差
chā
difference; discrepancy
异
yì
different; unusual
Difference and divergence - a gap or discrepancy between things.

Examples

HSK 4
文化差异有时候会引起误会。
Wénhuà chāyì yǒushíhou huì yǐnqǐ wùhuì.
Cultural differences sometimes cause misunderstandings.
HSK 4
个体差异决定了学习速度的不同。
Gètǐ chāyì juédìng le xuéxí sùdù de bùtóng.
Individual differences determine different learning speeds.
HSK 5
南方和北方的饮食差异很大。
Nánfāng hé běifāng de yǐnshí chāyì hěn dà.
There are big dietary differences between the south and north.

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