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或多或少

huòduōhuòshǎo

more or less; to some extent

Three jars of red beans filled to different levels
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Characters in this word

或 huò

Strokes
8
Radical
戈 — spear, lance, halberd
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

少 shǎo

Strokes
4
Radical
小 — small, tiny, insignificant
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 任何改革都会或多或少触动既有利益,因此沟通不能只停留在表态层面。 Rènhé gǎigé dōu huì huòduō huòshǎo chùdòng jìyǒu lìyì, yīncǐ gōutōng bùnéng zhǐ tíngliú zài biǎotài céngmiàn. Any reform will, to some extent, affect existing interests, so communication cannot remain at the level of statements.
  • 我们每个人或多或少都犯过类似的错误。 Wǒmen měi ge rén huòduō huòshǎo dōu fàn guo lèisì de cuòwù. Each of us has, to some degree, made similar mistakes.
  • 这些年,我或多或少学会了一点做饭。 Zhèxiē nián, wǒ huòduō huòshǎo xuéhuì le yìdiǎn zuò fàn. Over these years I have more or less learned a bit of cooking.

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