时差

时差 shíchā

Time difference; time lag; jet lag^†

时差 in a sentence HSK 5 繁體時差 shicha

What 时差 means

Time difference^†
time lag^†
jet lag^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 时差, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

时差 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

时

shí

When (time - hour - season - o'clock)

差

chā / chà / chāi

Difference; Mistake

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时差 in a sentence

两地有六个小时的时差。

Liǎng dì yǒu liù ge xiǎoshí de shíchā.

There is a six-hour time difference between the two places.

他还没倒过时差。

Tā hái méi dǎo guò shíchā.

He has not got over the jetlag yet.

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Questions about 时差

What does 时差 mean in English?

时差 is pronounced shíchā and means Time difference, time lag, jet lag †.

How do you pronounce 时差?

时差 is shíchā in pinyin — written shicha without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 时差?

时差 is written with 2 characters: 时 (shí) When (time - hour - season - o'clock), 差 (chā / chà / chāi) Difference; Mistake. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 时差 written in traditional Chinese?

時差. The simplified form 时差 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 時差 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced shíchā.

Is 时差 an HSK word?

Yes — 时差 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

Studied around the same time

诗 shī 狮子 shīzi 湿润 shīrùn 石头 shítou 时代 shídài 时刻 shíkè 时髦 shímáo 时期 shíqī

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