落差
luò chā
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

失落
shī luò
  1. 1 to lose (sth)
  2. 2 to drop (sth)
  3. 3 to feel a sense of loss
  4. 4 frustrated
  5. 5 disappointment
  6. 6 loss
差
chā
  1. 1 difference
  2. 2 discrepancy
  3. 3 to differ
  4. 4 error
  5. 5 to err
  6. 6 to make a mistake
差不多
chà bu duō
  1. 1 almost
  2. 2 nearly
  3. 3 more or less
  4. 4 about the same
  5. 5 good enough
  6. 6 not bad
差点
chà diǎn
  1. 1 almost
  2. 2 nearly
落
là
  1. 1 to leave out
  2. 2 to be missing
  3. 3 to leave behind or forget to bring
  4. 4 to lag or fall behind

Idioms (20)

一落千丈
yī luò qiān zhàng
  1. 1 lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline
  3. 3 to take a dive
七零八落
qī líng bā luò
  1. 1 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
不见棺材不落泪
bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi
  1. 1 lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
中箭落马
zhòng jiàn luò mǎ
  1. 1 lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
  2. 2 to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
光明磊落
guāng míng lěi luò
  1. 1 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright

Sample Sentences

现在回头想想，除了记忆力退化，我的社交模式，和思考方式跟过去比起来，落差”狠”大，是狠狠地大。
xiànzài huítóu xiǎngxiang ，chúle jìyìlì tuìhuà ，wǒ de shèjiāo móshì ，hé sīkǎo fāngshì gēn guòqù bǐqǐlai ，luòchā ”hěn ”dà ，shì hěn hěn de dà 。
Thinking back now, as well as my memory deteriorating, my social skills and ability to think have deteriorated aggressively, very aggressively.
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薪水和房价落差太大，一般人都不可能负担得起。我看了一间地点跟屋况都不错的公寓，但我得不吃不喝二十年才可能买得起。
xīnshuǐ hé fángjià luòchā tàidà ，yībānrén dōu bù kěnéng fùdān de qǐ 。wǒ kàn le yī jiān dìdiǎn gēn wūkuàng dōu bùcuò de gōngyù ，dàn wǒ děi bùchībùhē èrshí nián cái kěnéng mǎi de qǐ 。
The disparity between salaries and house prices is too great. The average person can't necessarily afford that kind of financial burden. I saw one apartment that was in a good location and was in quite good condition, but I'd have had to go without food or drink for 20 years to be able to afford it.
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我看还是要高一些吧。一个月万把块肯定拿得到。否则和他们自己国家比，这个落差也太大了。
wǒ kàn háishì yào gāo yīxiē ba 。yī ge yuè wàn bǎ kuài kěndìng ná de dào 。fǒuzé hé tāmén zìjǐ guójiā bǐ ，zhè ge luòchā yě tài dà le 。
I think it would still be a little higher. You could at least get around 10,000 a month. Otherwise it would just be too much of a drop in comparison with their home countries.
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