| 差不多 | chà bù duō | almost; nearly |
| 差别 | chā bié | difference; distinction |
| 差异 | chā yì | difference; discrepancy |
| 差距 | chā jù | disparity; gap |
| 相差 | xiāng chà | to differ; discrepancy between |
| 较差 | jiào chà | range (the difference between the lowest and highest values) |
| 级差 | jí chā | differential (between grades); salary differential |
| 出差 | chū chāi | to go on an official or business trip |
| 误差 | wù chā | difference; error |
| 差额 | chā é | balance (financial); discrepancy (in a sum or quota) |
| 偏差 | piān chā | bias; deviation |
| 落差 | luò chā | drop in elevation; (fig.) gap (in wages, expectations etc) |