HSK 2 · Opinions

差不多

chà bu duō

almost; about the same

Stroke order of 差不多

3 characters, 19 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

差 · 9 strokes 不 · 4 strokes 多 · 6 strokes

Memory trick

Differing (差) not (不) by many (多), two moons stacked, so nearly the same.

Parts: 差 differ + 不 not + 多 many (two 夕 evenings stacked)

The characters in 差不多

差 chà — poor; to lack; short of (9 strokes)
不 bù — not; no (4 strokes)
多 duō — many; much (6 strokes)

Example sentence

我们俩差不多高。

We two are about the same height.

Words with 差

差poor; to lack; short of

Words with 不

不客气you're welcome 对不起sorry 不not; no 不大not very; not often 不用no need 不对incorrect 是不是is it or not 不久soon; not long after 不一会儿in a short while 不少quite a lot 不够not enough 不满dissatisfied 不好意思sorry; embarrassed 不一定not necessarily 不要don't 不行no way; won't do 不过but; however 不但not only

Words with 多

多少how many; how much 多many; much 多云cloudy 多久how long 多数majority 大多数the vast majority 许多many; a lot of 好多many; a lot 多么how (very)

More words: Opinions

认为to think; to believe 以为to think (wrongly)相信to believe 看法view; opinion 想法idea; opinion 观点point of view 意见opinion; complaint 角度angle; point of view 好像to seem; to look like 也许perhaps 可能possible; maybe 一定certainly; must 不一定not necessarily

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