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差不多

caa1 bat1 do1

cha4 bu5 duo1 (PRC), cha1 bu4 duo1 (Taiwan)

almost

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 2,260,000

This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國

差不多

This word was added by aaron on 14th Jul 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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差 caa1 caai1 ci1 co1 cha1 chai4 cuo1 - error, mistake; difference; worse
不 bat1 bu4 {fou3 fu1} - no, not; un-; negative prefix
多 do1 duo1 {duo2} - much, many

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