差不多 - Mandarin word #889

差不多

chàbuduō

Traditional: 差不多

HSK 3

#889 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

about the same, almost, roughly

Stroke order

差

不

多

。

We arrived at about the same time.

。

It is almost done.

龄líng。

They are roughly the same age.

。

We are almost home.

。

These two clothes are about the same.

差不多 (chà bu duō) means about the same, almost, roughly. It is used as an adverb in everyday Mandarin speech.

比较

compare, comparatively, relatively, rather

几乎

almost, nearly, practically

同样

same, similarly, likewise

一样

same, alike, the same as

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

This word is part of lesson 18.