HSK 5 · VERSION 2.0#22
The Opposite of “chàbùduō” with “chà hěnduō”
差很多
How it works
差很多 (chà hěnduō) means “be very different,” “be much worse,” or “fall short by a lot,” depending on context.
It is often used to show a large gap in:
level
quality
price
effect
performance
The pattern
A + 跟 / 和 + B + 差很多 (chà hěnduō) or Subject + 差很多 (chà hěnduō)
Example sentences
这次的效果跟我们原来想的差很多。
The result this time is far from what we originally expected.
他现在的汉语水平跟刚来中国的时候比，已经提高了很多，但跟母语者相比还是差很多。
His Chinese has improved a lot compared with when he first came to China, but compared with native speakers it is still far behind.
两家公司的条件看起来差不多，其实待遇差很多。
The conditions of the two companies look similar, but in fact the benefits differ a lot.
Key point
This is useful when you want to stress that the difference is large, not slight.