Mandarin · Chapter 21 · Lesson 9 · Grammar primer
Approximation and rounding
Saying about, around and roughly: 左右 (give or take) after a number, 大概 and 差不多 for an estimate, 几 for an unspecified small number, and 来 for a round figure (十来个). Which one sits where, and how they soften an exact count into a ballpark.
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