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時間差

简时间差 · 繁時間差

Mandarin · pinyin shí jiān chā

difference in timing; time gap; time lag
(volleyball) timing-gap attack (clipped form of 時間差攻擊 shí jiān chā gōng jī)
(by extension) exploitable time gap; advantage arising from a difference in timing

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時: shí · time, season; era, age, period
間: Look up this written character
差: chà · chā · to differ; different, wrong; nearly, almost; an officer
时: shí · time, season; era, age, period
间: jiān · midpoint, space; place, locality

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2–1–1 · shi2 jian1 cha1

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(literal, figurative) time difference

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