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差距

chā jù · cha ju

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. disparity
  2. gap
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Running gap

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)跑得(pǎode)真(zhēn)快(kuài)，我们(wǒmen)的(de)差距(chājù)好(hǎo)大(dà)。

    You run so fast. The gap between us is big.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)练了(liànle)半年(bànnián)，你(nǐ)也(yě)可以(kěyǐ)。

    I practiced for half a year. You can too.

  3. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)差距(chājù)这么(zhème)大(dà)，我(wǒ)有点(yǒudiǎn)难过(nánguò)。

    But the gap is so big. I am a bit sad.

  4. Dengdeng

    别(bié)难过(nánguò)，我们(wǒmen)每天(měitiān)早上(zǎoshang)五点半(wǔdiǎnbàn)一起(yīqǐ)跑(pǎo)，差距(chājù)会(huì)变小(biànxiǎo)的(de)。

    Do not be sad. We run together at 5:30 every morning, and the gap will shrink.

  5. Liangliang

    五点半(wǔdiǎnbàn)？那(nà)我们(wǒmen)的(de)差距(chājù)，是(shì)你(nǐ)睡得(shuìde)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)少(shǎo)！

    5:30? Then the gap between us is that you sleep less than I do!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)两(liǎng)个(gè)队(duì)的(de)实(shí)力(lì)差(chā)距(jù)很(hěn)大(dà)。

There is a big gap in strength between the two teams.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)要(yào)努(nǔ)力(lì)缩(suō)小(xiǎo)城(chéng)乡(xiāng)之(zhī)间(jiān)的(de)差(chā)距(jù)。

We must work hard to narrow the gap between urban and rural areas.

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