AdverbsHSK 3
Approximations with 差不多
差不多 (chàbuduō) can be used as an adjective after a subject to indicate that two or more things are 'about the same' or 'basically alike'. When comparing more than two items, you can add 都 before 差不多 to emphasize that all are similar.
Structure
Subj. + 差不多
Subj. + 都 + 差不多
use when comparing more than two things
Examples
- 这几个地方都差不多。Zhè jǐ gè dì fāng dōu chà bu duō.These places are all pretty much the same.
- 这两个词的意思差不多。Zhè liǎng gè cí de yì si chà bu duō.The meanings of these two words are pretty much the same.
- 我们的想法差不多。Wǒ men de xiǎng fǎ chà bu duō.Our ways of thinking are pretty much the same.
- 那两家餐厅的菜差不多。Nà liǎng jiā cān tīng de cài chà bu duō.Those two restaurants' dishes are almost the same.
- 你们的中文水平差不多。Nǐ men de zhōng wén shuǐ píng chà bu duō.Your Chinese levels are almost the same.