差

差

"差" means "difference," "discrepancy," "poor," or "inferior," depending on context.

In this sentence, '差' means 'bad' or 'poor' to describe someone's performance or state.

我今天的表现很差。

My performance today was very poor.

Here, '差别' means 'difference' or 'disparity', showing '差' as part of a compound word that denotes variation.

这两件衣服的差别很明显。

The difference between these two pieces of clothing is very obvious.

In this example, '差一点' means 'slightly off' or 'close but not exact', reflecting a minor quantitative difference.

这道题做错了，答案差一点。

This question was done incorrectly; the answer was slightly off.