差不多

chàbuduō

almost; nearly; more or less

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差
不
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See it in sentences

这两个词意思差不多。

Zhè liǎng gè cí yìsi chàbuduō.

English

These two words mean about the same.

他差不多每天都跑步。

Tā chàbuduō měi tiān dōu pǎobù.

English

He runs almost every day.

Goes with

  • 差不多了almost done; about the same
  • 差不多大about the same size
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