Time difference in Chinese
time difference · HSK 5
时差
- 时 time
- 差 bad
北京和伦敦有八个小时的时差。 There is an eight-hour time difference between Beijing and London.
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How do you say time difference in Chinese?
Time difference in Chinese is 时差 (shí chā).
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