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(*ㄔㄚˋ [cha4] , *ㄔㄞ [chai1] , *ㄘ [ci1] , *ㄘㄨㄛ [cuo1] ).
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差別，差異 [cha1bie2], [cha1yi4]↓;
日差，年差 diurnal, annual variation;
週期變差 periodic variation.
(2) (*[chai1]) A mission, an errand: 差事，差役 [chai1shi0], [chai1yi0]↓;
郵差，信差 mailman;
公差 official or business trip;
出差 be sent out on official business;
當差 on duty or serve as employee;
開小差 take French leave, absent without leave.
(3) (re. pr. *[ci1]) Grade: 等差 gradation (of kinship, status);
差等 [cha1deng3]↓.
(4) Mistake: 差錯，差誤，差跌 [cha1cuo4], [cha1wu4], [cha1die2]↓.
to appoint on duty: 差使，差派，差遣 [chai1shi3], [chai1pai4], [chai1qian3]↓.
(2) (*[cha4]) Differ: 差好多，差得遠 differ a great deal;
差不離（兒）almost right, not too much difference;
差不多 [cha4bu4duo1]↓;
差一點兒 ([cha4idiaaer0]) with a tiny difference, almost.
(2) (*[ci1]) Disorderly, jagged: 參差 mixed, not even;
see 差池 [ci1chi2] (2) ↓.
差強人意 barely satisfactory, fair.
2.差撥 *[chai1bo1], (1) v.t., to send (s.o.); (2) (MC) petty officer.
3.差不多（兒） *[cha4bu4duo1]([er0]), adj. & adv., almost, good enough: almost (a thousand, finished, fell down, etc.).
4.差不離（兒） *[cha4bu4li2] ([cha4bu4lie2er0]), adv., almost the same, almost right.
5.差遣 *[chai1qian3], v.t., to send (servant, employee, etc.).
6.差池 [cha1chi2], (1) n., (a) (also wr. 差遲) s.t. gone wrong, untoward accident; (b) mistake in commitment: 若有半點差池，我手裡不能放過你 shall not forgive you if there's the slightest mistake; (2) (*[ci1chi2]) adj., as in 差池其羽 (AC) its feathers are ruffled.
7.差遲 [cha1chi0], n., see [cha1chi2]↑,
8.差等 *[ci1deng3], n., (AC) gradations (in kinship, love).
9.差點兒 *[cha4diaaer0], (1) adv., almost (fell down, etc.); (2) adj., not quite as good.
10.差跌 *[cuo1die2], n., mistake, slipup (＝差跌).
11.差額 [cha1e2], n., difference in amount, quantity or number (of payment, enrolment, etc.); 借方差額 debit balance; 貸方差額 credit balance.
12.差號 [cha1hao4], n., (math.) sign of difference “～”.
13.差勁 *[cha4jin4], adv. & n., falling below standard.
14.差可 [cha1ke3], adj., barely can do.
15.差派 *[chai1pai4], v.t., to send (s.o.); assign (work).
16.差配兒 *[cha4peher0], v.i., be wrongly paired (as shoes, chopsticks).
17.差人 *[chai1ren2], (1) n., the bearer (of letter); (2) v.t., to send s.o.
18.差數 [cha1shu4], n., the difference in number.
19.差事 *[chai1shi0], n., (1) a government post; (2) temporarily assigned duty; (3) formerly, a prisoner to be executed.
20.差使 *[chai1shi3], v.t., to send (s.o.).
21.差忒 [cha1te4], n., mistake in commitment.
22.差錯 [cha1cuo4], n., (1) mistake; (2) untoward accident.
23.差跎 *[cuo1tuo2], adj., (AC) drifting slowly (also wr. 蹉跎): 差跎歲月 the years drift by.
24.差子 *[cha4zi0], n., s.t. gone wrong.
25.差委 *[chai1wei3], v.t., to appoint (s.o. to do).
26.差誤 [cha1wu4], n., mistake, error.
27.差役 *[chai1yi0], n., servant(s).
28.差異 [cha1yi4], n., difference.