差异 chāyì difference
difference; discrepancy
How to remember 差异: 差 differ from + 异 different = difference.
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How it is used
- A difference / discrepancy between things: 文化差异 (wénhuà chāyì) cultural differences, 个体差异 (individual variation).
- More formal/analytical than 区别 (qūbié, distinction) or 不同; 差异 measures the degree of divergence.
- News, research, and comparison contexts.
Example sentences
- 这两张图片之间有细致的差异。 Zhè liǎngzhāng túpiàn zhījiān yǒu xìzhì de chāyì.There are subtle differences between the two pictures.