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差不多

chàbuduō

almost; about the same

Two cups of similar height
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Characters in this word

差 chà

Strokes
9
Radical
工 — labor, work
Made of
羊 sheep, goat 工 labor, work
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

不 bù

Strokes
4
Radical
一 — one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

多 duō

Strokes
6
Radical
夕 — evening, night, dusk
Made of
夕 evening, night, dusk 夕 evening, night, dusk
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 差不多好了。 Chàbuduō hǎo le. It is almost ready.
  • 我们差不多到。 Wǒmen chàbuduō dào. We are almost there.
  • 时间差不多了。 Shíjiān chàbuduō le. It is almost time.

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