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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 时差

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
时差 shí chā - time difference
- time lag
- jet lag

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
6 - 13,610 17,691 9,679

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shí- old variant of 時|时[shi2]
shí- surname Shi
shí- o'clock
- time
- when
- hour
- season
- period
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]

Other Words Containing 时差

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
时差 6 - 13,610 17,691 9,679