A2 · Grammar reference · ASG1NAXO
Approximations with "chabuduo" 差不多 (chàbuduō), translated literally, means "the difference is not much." In practice it means something like "more or less," and is useful for expressing rough approximations.
Structure
Subj. + 差不多
A + 跟 / 和 + B + 差不多
差不多 + Adj. / Verb
差不多 ＋ [Quantity Phrase] / [Time Phrase]
Keywords 差不多 · 差 · 不 · 多 · almost
Used for Expressing degree · Expressing similarity · Comparing
Classification Adverbs · HSK4 Examples (20) Add all sentences to My sentences These places are all pretty much the same. Illustrates Approximations with "chabuduo" with 差不多. The meanings of these two words are pretty much the same. Illustrates Approximations with "chabuduo" with 差不多. Our ways of thinking are pretty much the same. Illustrates Approximations with "chabuduo" with 差不多. Those two restaurants' dishes are almost the same. Illustrates Approximations with "chabuduo" with 差不多. Your Chinese levels are almost the same. Illustrates Approximations with "chabuduo" with 差不多. Shanghai and New York are basically the same. Illustrates Approximations with "chabuduo" with 差不多. Starbucks and Costa are almost the same. Illustrates Approximations with "chabuduo" with 差不多. The weather here is pretty much like Taiwan's. Illustrates Approximations with "chabuduo" with 差不多. Your job and my job are almost the same. Illustrates Approximations with "chabuduo" with 差不多. Your new cell phone is pretty much like my old cell phone. Illustrates Approximations with "chabuduo" with 差不多. These two children are more or less the same age. Illustrates Approximations with "chabuduo" with 差不多. My older brother and I are more or less the same height. Illustrates Approximations with "chabuduo" with 差不多. I'm almost at the entrance of the park. Illustrates Approximations with "chabuduo" with 差不多. The movie is almost about to start. Illustrates Approximations with "chabuduo" with 差不多. Today's work is almost done. Illustrates Approximations with "chabuduo" with 差不多. Your son should be about 5 years old, right? Illustrates Approximations with "chabuduo" with 差不多. He has lived in Shanghai for about three months. Illustrates Approximations with "chabuduo" with 差不多. I've worked for this company for almost ten years. Illustrates Approximations with "chabuduo" with 差不多. My parents have been married for about twenty years. Illustrates Approximations with "chabuduo" with 差不多. About two weeks ago I met with him in Beijing. Illustrates Approximations with "chabuduo" with 差不多. Further resources
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