差

不差

bù chà

not bad

参差不齐

cēn cī bù qí

(idiom) variable

差使

chāi shǐ

to send

差使

chāi shi

official post

公差

gōng chāi

official errand

较差

jiào chā

range (the difference between the lowest and highest values)

差强人意

chā qiáng rén yì

(idiom) just passable

差派

chāi pài

to dispatch

邮差

yóu chāi

postman; mailman (dated in mainland China)

开小差

kāi xiǎo chāi

to be absent-minded

阻差办公

zǔ chāi bàn gōng

(law) obstructing government administration (Hong Kong)

阴差阳错

yīn chā yáng cuò

(idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events