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很差

hěnchà
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 very poor
  2. 2 very bad
  3. 3 of low quality

Characters

很
hěn
very
差
chà
poor; lacking; bad

Examples

这家餐厅的服务很差。
Zhè jiā cāntīng de fúwù hěn chà.
The service at this restaurant is terrible.
他的英语很差。
Tā de Yīngyǔ hěn chà.
His English is very poor.

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

Related Words

极差 jíchà
extremely bad / abysmal / of very poor quality
心情差 xīnqíngchà
in a bad mood / feeling bad / in low spirits
差劲 chàjìn #3,997
poor / bad / lousy / inferior
差 chà HSK 1 #1,001
bad / poor / to lack / short of
很快 hěnkuài #814
very fast / quickly / soon
很小 hěnxiǎo #20,808
very small / very young / very little
很多 hěnduō #254
a lot; many; much / very many
很 hěn HSK 1 #22
very / quite
极其差 jíqíchà
extremely bad / exceedingly poor
很难说 hěnnánshuō HSK 6 #6,304
hard to say / difficult to tell / it's uncertain
很差 hěnchà
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