chà

different; wrong; mistaken; to fall short; to lack

adjectiveverb HSK 3.0 · Band 3

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

饭差不多好了。

Dinner is almost ready.

我的汉语还差一点儿。

My Chinese is still a bit lacking.