相差 (xiāng chà) — to differ (by a certain amount), to be different (in a measurable quantity)
Definition
Used when two things differ by a measurable amount (size, age, price). Unlike 区别 ('difference' in kind or quality), 相差 focuses on numerical gap.
verb
to differ (by a certain amount)to be different (in a measurable quantity)
Examples
- 相差。Zhè liǎng běn shū de jià gé xiāng chà hěn dà.The price of these two books differs greatly.
- 相差。Tā men liǎng gè rén nián líng xiāng chà wǔ suì.The two of them differ in age by five years.
- 相差。Zhè liǎng gè xiāng zi de dà xiǎo xiāng chà hěn duō.The size difference between these two boxes is large.
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