HSK 5 · Transport

时差 shíchā “time difference” in Chinese

Traditional 時差

What 时差 means

  1. time difference
  2. jet lag
  3. time lag

How to say 时差

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale时shí2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale差chā1st tone, high and level

时差 in a sentence

  1. 我时差还没倒过来呢。

    Wǒ shíchā hái méi dǎo guòlai ne.

    I still haven’t got over my jet lag.

    Sentence #766469 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我因为时差而感到疲惫。

    Wǒ yīnwèi shíchā ér gǎndào píbèi.

    I feel exhausted because of jet lag.

    Sentence #3701769 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  3. 我需要一个星期来倒时差。

    Wǒ xūyào yí ge xīngqī lái dǎo shíchā.

    I need a week to get over the jet lag.

    Sentence #6144713 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 时差 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 时 (shí) with each of its parts in a different colour
时shío’clock
  • 日sun · rìMeaning part
  • 寸inch · cùn

Memory aidThe sun 日 marks the time of day. In the full form 時, 寺 (sì) gave the sound.

The character 差 (chà) with each of its parts in a different colour
差chādifference; discrepancy
  • 羊sheep · yáng
  • 工work · gōng

How to write 时差

时 7 strokes · 差 9 strokes

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

Words related to 时差

Words with 时

时候shíhou · time时shí · o’clock小时xiǎoshí · hour时间shíjiān · time有时yǒushí · sometimes小时候xiǎoshíhou · in one’s childhood当时dāngshí · then平时píngshí · ordinarily同时tóngshí · at the same time暂时zànshí · temporary

Words with 差

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

More words: Everyday Things

卡车kǎchē · truck列车lièchē · train摩托车mótuōchē · motorbike汽油qìyóu · petrol行人xíngrén · pedestrian长途chángtú · long distance舱cāng · cabin (of a ship or plane)乘chéng · to ride

FAQs

时差 (shíchā) means “time difference” or “jet lag”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it shíchā: shí with a 2nd tone, then chā with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 时差 is written 時差. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shicha with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 时差 from the suggestions. Typing shicha into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
时差 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 from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.