或多或少 (huò duō huò shǎo) — more or less; to some extent; somewhat
Definition
A fixed phrase meaning 'to some extent' — it acknowledges a partial or imprecise degree. Somewhat softer and more idiomatic than 大致, which is a more written 'roughly / approximately'.
phrase
more or lessto some extentsomewhat
Examples
- 或多或少。Měi gè rén yì shēng zhōng huò duō huò shǎo dōu huì jīng lì yì xiē kùn nan.Everyone will experience some difficulties more or less in their life.
- 或多或少，。Tā shuō de nèi róng wǒ huò duō huò shǎo néng lǐ jiě, dàn xì jié bù qīng chǔ.I more or less understand what he said, but the details are unclear.
- 或多或少，。Zhè liǎng kuǎn shǒu jī de jià gé huò duō huò shǎo xiāng tóng, nǐ kě yǐ suí biàn xuǎn yí gè.The prices of these two phones are more or less the same; you can pick either one.
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