bad in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 差劲 with this easy mnemonic:

The only difference (差) between you and me is that I use my strength (劲), while you use your strength for bad.

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 劲
• 差

• 差不多
• 差点
• 对劲
• 差劲

The reading of 差劲 is chà jìn.

You can remember how to say 差劲 with this useful mnemonic:

I charge (chà) people to move things for them, I think it's a genius (jìn) way to make money and helps people at the same time.

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

Learning vocabulary like bad and the rest of the Mandarin written language can take as little as one year, or as long as a lifetime. Our Mandarin language learners find that using helpful mnemonics can aid retention of Chinese Mandarin vocabulary and characters.

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