差距

Meaning(noun)

disparity; gap

Examples

• 我和他的水平还有很大差距。

  wǒ hé tā de shuǐ píng hái yǒu hěn dà chā jù.

  There's still a big gap between his level and mine.

• 城市和农村的收入差距很大。

  chéng shì hé nóng cūn de shōu rù chā jù hěn dà.

  The income gap between urban and rural areas is large.

• 我们要努力缩小差距。

  wǒ men yào nǔ lì suō xiǎo chā jù.

  We must work hard to narrow the gap.

Easily confused

• 差别 — 差别 is a difference in general; 差距 is a gap in level or standard (often with 缩小).

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