差不多 (chà bu duō) — (adverb) almost, nearly; (adjective) about the same, similar, not bad
Definition
Spans two uses: as an adjective it means 'about the same, not bad' (overlap with 不错 — 不错 is a flat judgment, 差不多 often compares two things); as an adverb it means 'almost' (interchangeable with 几乎 in most contexts).
adverb
almostnearly
adjective
about the samesimilarnot bad
Examples
- 差不多。Wǒ chà bu duō zuò wán le.I'm almost done.
- 差不多。Tā shuō de zhōng wén wǒ chà bu duō dōu néng tīng dǒng.I can understand almost all of the Chinese he speaks.
- 差不多。Zhè jiàn yī fu hé nà jiàn chà bu duō.This piece of clothing and that one are about the same.
Grammar
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