Chinese words starting with “cha”
31 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable cha. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 1 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial ch · final a · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 11
- 2nd tone 14
- 4th tone 6
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 差不多chà bu duōHSK 2
almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad
All 31 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 差 | chà | a,v,g | different; wrong; mistaken; to fall short; to lack; not up to standard; inferior; Taiwan pr. [chā] | |
| 2 | 查 | chá | v | to research; to check; to investigate; to examine; to refer to; to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary) | |
| 3 | 茶 | chá | n,g | tea; tea plant | |
| 4 | 插 | chā | v | to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose | |
| 5 | 查看 | chá kàn | v | to look over; to examine; to check up; to ferret out | |
| 6 | 差别 | chā bié | n | difference; distinction; disparity | |
| 7 | 查出 | chá chū | v | to find out; to discover | |
| 8 | 差距 | chā jù | n | disparity; gap | |
| 9 | 差异 | chā yì | n | difference; discrepancy | |
| 10 | 查询 | chá xún | v,vn | to check; to inquire; to consult (a document etc); inquiry; query | |
| 11 | 叉 | chā | n,v | fork; pitchfork; prong; pick; cross; intersect; "X" | |
| 12 | 查明 | chá míng | v | to investigate and find out; to ascertain | |
| 13 | 察觉 | chá jué | v,vn | to sense; to perceive; to become aware of; to detect | |
| 14 | 查找 | chá zhǎo | v,vn | to search for; to look up | |
| 15 | 插手 | chā shǒu | v | to get involved in; to meddle; interference | |
| 16 | 差错 | chā cuò | n | mistake; slip-up; fault; error; accident; mishap | |
| 17 | 茶叶 | chá yè | n | tea; tea leaves | |
| 18 | 察看 | chá kàn | v | to watch; to look carefully at | |
| 19 | 诧异 | chà yì | a | flabbergasted; astonished | |
| 20 | 查处 | chá chǔ | v | to investigate and handle (a criminal case) | |
| 21 | 插图 | chā tú | n | illustration | |
| 22 | 岔 | chà | v | fork in road; bifurcation; branch in road, river, mountain range etc; to branch off; to turn off; to diverge; to stray (from the path); to change the subject; to interrupt; to stagger (times) | |
| 23 | 插嘴 | chā zuǐ | v | to interrupt (sb talking); to butt in; to cut into a conversation | |
| 24 | 差点儿 | chà diǎn r | d | erhua variant of 差点; almost; nearly | |
| 25 | 差额 | chā é | n | balance (financial); discrepancy (in a sum or quota); difference | |
| 26 | 刹那 | chà nà | t | an instant (Sanskrit: ksana); split second; the twinkling of an eye | |
| 27 | 查获 | chá huò | v | to track down and seize (a criminal suspect, contraband etc) | |
| 28 | 叉子 | chā zi | n | fork | |
| 29 | 茶道 | chá dào | n | Japanese tea ceremony; sado | |
| 30 | 差一点儿 | chà yī diǎn r | d | erhua variant of 差一点; almost; nearly | |
| 31 | 茶馆儿 | chá guǎn r | a teashop |
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