较差

較差
jiàochà
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 relatively poor
  2. 2 rather mediocre
  3. 3 not particularly good

Examples

HSK 4
Tā de Yīngyǔ kǒuyǔ jiàochà, dàn tīnglì búcuò.
His spoken English is relatively weak, but his listening is decent.
HSK 5
Zhèjiā cāntīng de fúwù jiàochà.
This restaurant's service is rather poor.

Tips

usage
is a softening comparative adverb meaning 'relatively / comparatively', so 较差 is gentler than a flat 很差 (very bad). It's a polite way to say something is below average, common in reviews, reports, and feedback.
mistakes
has two readings: chà (mediocre / lacking) here, and chā (difference) in 较差 meaning 'range / spread' (e.g. temperature range). Same characters, different meaning by tone.

Stroke Order

jiào
chà