How to Say ‘What's the difference?’ in Traditional Chinese
差在哪裡？
chà zài nǎ lǐ
[chà dzeye nah lee]
💬 Usage Tip: 差在… is a handy pattern for asking what the difference lies in. You can expand it: 這兩個差在哪裡？ "what's the difference between these two?"
Phrase Breakdown
差
chà
[chà]
difference; to differ
Here it means to be different.
這兩杯差很多。
These two cups differ a lot.
在
zài
[dzeye]
at; in; on
A preposition used to mark location, time, or context.
取消要在兩小時前提出。
The cancellation must be made two hours in advance.
哪裡
nǎ lǐ
[nah lee]
where
A question word used to ask about location.
捷運站在哪裡？
Where is the MRT station?
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