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时差

shí chāㄕˊ ㄔㄚ

Sino-Vietnamese: THỜI SAI

Traditional: 時差

HSK 6HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 2

Meaning(noun)

time difference; time lag; jet lag

To get over jet lag: 倒时差.

Examples

  • 越南和中国有一个小时的时差。

    yuè nán hé zhōng guó yǒu yí gè xiǎo shí de shí chā.

    There's a one-hour time difference between Vietnam and China.

  • 我刚从美国回来,还在倒时差。

    wǒ gāng cóng měi guó huí lái, hái zài dǎo shí chā.

    I just got back from the US and I'm still getting over jet lag.

  • 因为时差,我们只能晚上开会。

    yīn wèi shí chā, wǒ men zhǐ néng wǎn shàng kāi huì.

    Because of the time difference, we can only meet in the evening.

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Stroke order

THỜI · 7 strokes

old variant of 时

SI · 9 strokes

difference; discrepancy; (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction); (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly