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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

差不多 [chàbuduō]
  1. 1. adjective very similar
    这两块布颜色差不多
    The colour (英) {或} color (美) of these two pieces of material is very similar.
  2. 2. adverb almost
    晚饭差不多快做好了。
    Dinner is almost ready.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

差不多 [chàbuduō]
  1. 1. about the same; similar
    姐妹俩长相差不多
    The two sisters look very much alike.
    他们俩高矮差不多
    The two of them are about the same height.
  2. 2. just about right; just about enough; not far off; not bad
    麦子熟得差不多了,该割了。
    The wheat is just about ripe enough to be cut.
  3. 3. almost; nearly
    差不多等了两个小时。
    I waited for nearly two hours.
    你比我差不多高一头。
    You're almost a head taller than me.
    差不多一半同学都学过英语。
    Nearly half the students have learned some English before.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

差不多 [chàbuduō]
  1. 1. 相差很少;相近
    "丐"和"丏"两个字,字形差不多,容易混淆
  2. 2. 普通;大多数
    差不多的农活他都会
  3. 3. 几(jī)乎;接近
    她俩差不多
    差不多花光了

Examples

他们俩的技术半斤八两,差不多
So far as their skills are concerned, it's six of one and half a dozen of the other.
他们俩高矮差不多
The two of them are about the same height.
差不多一半同学都学过英语。
Nearly half the students have learned some English before.
差不多的都知道这件事了,你还不知道?
Practically everyone knows all about it, and you don't?
这两条扁担长短差不多
The two carrying poles are about the same length.
我的法语丢了好几年了,都忘得差不多了。
I haven't used my French for years and have forgotten almost all of it.
这两棵树高矮差不多
The two trees are about the same height.
这两条路远近差不多
The distance is about the same by either road.

Word Decomposition


[chà]
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[bù]
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[duō]

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