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Definition(s) for: 天差地别

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
天差地别 tiān chā dì bié - (idiom) poles apart; as different as can be

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 74,107 48,025

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
tiān- day
- sky
- heaven
chā- difference; discrepancy
- (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction)
- (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly
chà- different
- wrong; mistaken
- to fall short; to lack
- not up to standard; inferior
- Taiwan pr. [cha1]
chāi- to send (on an errand)
- (archaic) person sent on such an errand
- job; official post
- used in 參差|参差[cen1ci1]
de- -ly
- structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
- earth
- ground
- field
- place
- land
- CL:片[pian4]
bié- surname Bie
bié- to leave; to part (from)
- (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish
- (dialect) to turn away; to turn aside; to avert (one's face, gaze etc)
- (bound form) other; another; different
- don't ...!
- to fasten with a pin or clip
- to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement)
- (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别[xing4 bie2], 派別|派别[pai4 bie2])
biè- to make sb change their ways, opinions etc

Other Words Containing 天差地别

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo