参差不齐 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• variable
• uneven
• irregular

Character by character

• 参cēnto take part in, to intervene; ginseng
• 差cīdifference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an offi
• 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
• 齐qíeven, uniform, of equal length

Idioms sharing a character

• 参差错落 cēn cī cuò luò
• 毁誉参半 huǐ yù cān bàn
• 一字不差 yī zì bù chà
• 千差万别 qiān chā wàn bié
• 天差地别 tiān chā dì bié
• 天差地远 tiān chā dì yuǎn
• 差强人意 chā qiáng rén yì
• 丝毫不差 sī háo bù chā
• 阴差阳错 yīn chā yáng cuò
• 隔三差五 gé sān chà wǔ

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