# 差额 (chā'é)

In Mandarin Chinese, 差额 (chā'é) means “difference; shortfall; balance”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: difference; shortfall; balance
- Pinyin: chā'é (cha1 e2)
- Traditional: 差額
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 我们需要补上这笔差额。
  Wǒmen xūyào bǔshàng zhè bǐ chā'é.
  We need to make up this shortfall.

## Characters

- [差](https://hanziro.com/word/cha-poor/) (chà): poor; not good
- 额 (é): forehead; horizontal tablet or inscribed board

https://hanziro.com/word/cha-e-difference/

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