HSK 5 · Ideas

差距 chājù “gap” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 差距 means

  1. gap
  2. difference
  3. disparity

How to say 差距

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale差chā1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale距jù4th tone, falling

差距 in a sentence

  1. 我的汉语水平和他还有很大的差距。

    Wǒ de Hànyǔ shuǐpíng hé tā hái yǒu hěn dà de chājù.

    There’s still a big gap between my Chinese and his.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 两个队的差距不大。

    Liǎng ge duì de chājù bú dà.

    There isn’t much difference between the two teams.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 差距 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 差 (chà) with each of its parts in a different colour
差chādifference; discrepancy
  • 羊sheep · yáng
  • 工work · gōng
The character 距 (jù) with each of its parts in a different colour
距jùto be at a distance of … from
  • 足foot · zúMeaning part
  • 巨large · jùSound part

足 hints at the meaning (foot); 巨 (jù) hints at the sound. Compare it with jù.

How to write 差距

差 9 strokes · 距 11 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

差距 (chājù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 差距 (chājù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 差距

Words with 差

差chà · differ from出差chūchāi · to go on an official or business trip差不多chàbuduō · almost时差shíchā · time difference误差wùchā · error差别chābié · difference偏差piānchā · deviation相差xiāngchà · to differ

Words with 距

距离jùlí · distance

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FAQs

差距 (chājù) means “gap” or “difference”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it chājù: chā with a 1st tone, then jù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 差距 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type chaju with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 差距 from the suggestions. Typing chaju into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
差距 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.