差不多

Character by character

• 差chà10 strokesHSK 1to differ; different, wrong; nearly, almost; an officer
• 不bù4 strokesHSK 1no, not; un-; negative prefix
• 多duō6 strokesHSK 1much, many; more than, over

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Example sentences

• 差不多六点了。

  Chà bu duō liù diǎn le

  It's almost six o'clock.

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• 我差不多完成了。

  Wǒ chà bu duō wán chéng le

  I'm almost done.

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 差不多. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 不bùHSK 1

  no; not so; (bound form) not; un-

• 多duōHSK 1

  many; much; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duó]); (bound form) multi-; poly-

• 不过bù guòHSK 2

  only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)

• 不要bù yàoHSK 2

  don't!; must not

• 不错bù cuòHSK 2

  correct; right; not bad; pretty good

• 不同bù tóngHSK 2

  different; distinct; not the same; not alike

• 多少duō shǎoHSK 1

  number; amount; somewhat

• 不管bù guǎnHSK 4

  not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter

• 不再bù zàiHSK 6

  no more; no longer

• 差chàHSK 1

  different; wrong; mistaken; to fall short; to lack; not up to standard; inferior; Taiwan pr. [chā]

• 许多xǔ duōHSK 2

  many; a lot of; much

• 不用bù yòngHSK 1

  need not

• 不少bù shǎoHSK 2

  many; a lot; not few

• 不断bù duànHSK 3

  unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant

• 不够bù gòuHSK 2

  not enough; insufficient; inadequate

• 不行bù xíngHSK 2

  won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable

• 不仅bù jǐnHSK 3

  not just; not limited to; (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)

• 不知bù zhīHSK 7

  not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)

• 对不起duì bu qǐHSK 1

  I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint

• 不得不bù dé bùHSK 3

  have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid

• 好多hǎo duōHSK 2

  many; quite a lot; much better

• 多么duō meHSK 2

  how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc); (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc); to what extent

• 不必bù bìHSK 3

  need not; does not have to; not necessarily

• 大多数dà duō shùHSK 2

  (great) majority