差不多 (chà bu duō) — (adverb) almost, nearly; (adjective) about the same, similar, not bad

Définition

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

Exemples

  • 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.

Grammaire

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