差不多
chà bu duō
HSK 4

How to write 差不多 (chà bu duō) in Chinese

差不多 (pinyin: chà bu duō, written "cha bu duo" or "chabuduo") means almost. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 差不多.

Meaning

  • almost
  • nearly
  • more or less
  • about the same

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Examples

这匹马是唐朝的,差不多一千三百年了。
zhè pǐ mǎ shì táng cháo de, chà bu duō yì qiān sān bǎi nián le.
This horse is from the Tang Dynasty. About thirteen hundred years old.
差不多吧。其实也不完全是迷信。打扫完之后,心情会很舒服,准备好迎接新的一年。
chà bu duō ba. qí shí yě bù wán quán shì mí xìn. dǎ sǎo wán zhī hòu, xīn qíng huì hěn shū fu, zhǔn bèi hǎo yíng jiē xīn de yì nián.
Pretty much. Actually it's not entirely superstition either. After cleaning, you feel good, ready to welcome the new year.

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