[动]
（不相同； 不相合） differ from; fall short of
We still fall far short of what the Party expects of us.
我们离党的要求还差得远。
（缺欠； 短少） wanting; short of
two people short
差两个人
seven days short of a year
差7天不到一年
There's still one more step in the process.
还差一道工序。
[形]
（错误） wrong
You're wrong there.
这你可说差了。
（不好； 不符合标准） not up to standard; poor; bad; inferior
The results are by no means poor.
成绩不算太差。
The factory's equipment is not up to much, but its products are not at all bad.
这个工厂设备差， 可是产品并不差。
This radio is poor in quality; it broks down within less than a year of use.
这台收音机质量很差， 用了不到一年就坏了。
[书] 同 “瘥” [chài]
[动]
（派遣） send on an errand; dispatch
send a letter by messenger
差人去送封信
send [dispatch] him on an errand
差他去办件事
doings of ghosts and gods
鬼使神差
[名]
（被派遣去做的事； 公务； 职务） errand; job
public errand; noncombatant duty
公差
hold more than one job concurrently
兼差
（旧时的差役） corvée; runner or bailiff in a feudal yamen
manservant; office attendant
听差
[名]
（不相同； 不相合） difference; dissimilarity
time difference
时差
（差错） mistake
deviation
偏差
[数] （差数） difference
The difference between 6 and 3 is 3.
6和3的差是3。
[副]
[书] （稍微； 较； 尚） slightly; comparatively; a bit
（构词成分）见 “参差” [cēn cī]