差别 chābié difference
difference; distinction; disparity
How to remember 差别: 差 differ from + 别 don't do something = difference.
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How it is used
- A difference/distinction between things: 没有差别 (méiyǒu chābié) no difference; 差别很大.
- Note the reading chā (not chà); the pair 差别/差距 both mean gap.
- Contrast 差距 (chājù), which stresses a measurable gap to close; 差别 is qualitative difference/distinction.
Example sentences
- 我看不出有什么差别。 Wǒ kànbùchū yǒu shénme chābié.I don't see any difference.
- 这两种葡萄本质上没有差别。 Zhè liǎng zhǒng pútao běnzhì shàng méiyǒu chābié.There's no essential difference between the two kinds of grapes.
- 两者之间有显著的差别。 Liǎngzhězhījiān yǒu xiǎnzhù de chābié.There are noticeable differences between the two.