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时差 (shí chā) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

时差 (shí chā) is a Chinese word: time difference; jet lag. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 时差

名 míng noun

time difference; jet lag

我刚到北京,还在倒时差。

wǒ gāng dào Běi jīng hái zài dǎo shí chā

I just arrived in Beijing and am still adjusting to the jet lag.

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Word breakdown

时 shí — time

差 chā — difference; discrepancy

Structure & writing
1 时 shí — time; a relatively long period of time during which matter continuously changes or develops

时 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 日 rì — the sun
日 is a component in 67 characters
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Stroke order

2 差 chā — mistake; error
Xpinyin
差 is a component in 2 characters

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