落
差

Drop in elevation in Chinese: 落差 (luò chā)

luò chā

drop in elevation

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1drop in elevation
  2. 2(fig.) gap (in wages, expectations etc)
  3. 3disparity

Stroke order

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落
差

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄨㄛˋ

luò

ㄌ/ lㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

ㄔㄚ

chā

ㄔ/ chㄚ/ a—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 这条河的落差很大，水流很急。

    zhè tiáo hé de luò chā hěn dà， shuǐ liú hěn jí。

    This river drops sharply in elevation, so the current is fast.

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Related words

差

chà

different

落

luò

to fall or drop

出差

chū chāi

to go on an official or business trip

差别

chā bié

difference

降落

jiàng luò

to descend

落后

luò hòu

to fall behind

差距

chā jù

disparity

落实

luò shí

practical

差异

chā yì

difference

差错

chā cuò

mistake

差额

chā é

balance (financial)

段落

duàn luò

phase

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