| 1 | 差别 | 差別 | chā bié | cha1 bie2 | difference; distinction; disparity | | |
| 2 | 差异 | 差異 | chā yì | cha1 yi4 | difference; discrepancy | | |
| 3 | 差 | 差 | chā | cha1 | difference; discrepancy; to differ; error; to err; to make a mistake | | |
| 4 | 误差 | 誤差 | wù chā | wu4 cha1 | difference; error; inaccuracy | | |
| 5 | 差距 | 差距 | chā jù | cha1 ju4 | disparity; gap | | |
| 6 | 差价 | 差價 | chā jià | cha1 jia4 | difference in price | | |
| 7 | 差错 | 差錯 | chā cuò | cha1 cuo4 | mistake; slip-up; fault; error (in data transmission); accident; mishap | | |
| 8 | 偏差 | 偏差 | piān chā | pian1 cha1 | bias; deviation | | |
| 9 | 级差 | 級差 | jí chā | ji2 cha1 | differential (between grades); salary differential | | |
| 10 | 千差万别 | 千差萬別 | qiān chā wàn bié | qian1 cha1 wan4 bie2 | manifold diversity | | |
| 11 | 单间差 | 單間差 | dān jiān chā | dan1 jian1 cha1 | single supplement (for a hotel room) | | |
| 12 | 像差 | 像差 | xiàng chā | xiang4 cha1 | aberration (optics) | | |
| 13 | 差分方程 | 差分方程 | chā fēn fāng chéng | cha1 fen1 fang1 cheng2 | difference equation (math.) | | |
| 14 | 差分 | 差分 | chā fēn | cha1 fen1 | (math.) increment; difference; (engineering) differential | | |
| 15 | 差额选举 | 差額選舉 | chā é xuǎn jǔ | cha1 e2 xuan3 ju3 | competitive election (i.e. with more candidates than seats) | | |
| 16 | 差动齿轮 | 差動齒輪 | chā dòng chǐ lún | cha1 dong4 chi3 lun2 | differential gear | | |
| 17 | 差池 | 差池 | chā chí | cha1 chi2 | variant of 差池 ; mistake; error; mishap | | |
| 18 | 差失 | 差失 | chā shī | cha1 shi1 | mistake; slip-up | | |
| 19 | 差数 | 差數 | chā shù | cha1 shu4 | difference (the result of subtraction) | | |
| 20 | 差速器 | 差速器 | chā sù qì | cha1 su4 qi4 | differential (gear) | | |
| 21 | 不差甚麻 | 不差甚麻 | bù chā shén má | bu4 cha1 shen2 ma2 | almost all; lacking only a little; in general; usual; ordinary | | |
| 22 | 不差 | 不差 | bù chā | bu4 cha1 | to not lack | | |
| 23 | 差异性 | 差異性 | chā yì xìng | cha1 yi4 xing4 | difference | | |
| 24 | 差之毫厘,谬以千里 | 差之毫釐,謬以千里 | chā zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ | cha1 zhi1 hao2 li2 , miu4 yi3 qian1 li3 | the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom); a miss is as good as a mile | | |
| 25 | 差之毫厘,失之千里 | 差之毫釐,失之千里 | chā zhī háo lí , shī zhī qiān lǐ | cha1 zhi1 hao2 li2 , shi1 zhi1 qian1 li3 | the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom); a miss is as good as a mile | | |