# 差 (chà)

In Mandarin Chinese, 差 (chà) means “poor; not good; to lack”. It is part of the HSK 1 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: poor; not good; to lack
- Pinyin: chà (cha4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 1
- HSK 2.0 · Level 3
- Other readings: chā — difference; discrepancy; a little; somewhat; slightly · chāi — to send (on an errand); job; official post

## Examples

- 今天的天气真差。
  Jīntiān de tiānqì zhēn chà.
  The weather today is really bad.

https://hanziro.com/word/cha-poor/

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