差距 chājù disparity
disparity; gap
How to remember 差距: 差 differ from + 距 distance = disparity.
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How it is used
- A gap/disparity, often quantitative and to be narrowed: 贫富差距 (pínfù chājù) the wealth gap; 缩小差距.
- Implies distance between levels - income, development, scores.
- Contrast 差别 (a difference in kind); 差距 is the size of the gap between two levels.