差不多chà bu duōalmost

1. 1.

   almostadverb

2. 2.

   about the sameadverb

3. 3.

   good enoughadjective

• 差different
• 不(bound form) not; un-
• 多many; much; more; a lot of

差不多 can come before 写完了 to mean almost finished, before 一样 to mean about the same, or after 这样 to mean good enough.

1. HSK 2

   我差不多写完了。

   Wǒ chàbuduō xiě wán le.

   I have almost finished writing.

2. HSK 3

   我们写的差不多一样多。

   Wǒmen xiě de chàbuduō yíyàng duō.

   We wrote about the same amount.

3. HSK 2

   这样差不多了。

   Zhèyàng chàbuduō le.

   This is good enough.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你的作业写完了吗？

   Nǐ de zuòyè xiě wán le ma?

   Have you finished your homework?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   差不多了，还有最后一个问题。

   Chàbuduō le, hái yǒu zuìhòu yí gè wèntí.

   Almost. There's one last question left.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   那我等你，我们一起去吃饭。

   Nà wǒ děng nǐ, wǒmen yìqǐ qù chīfàn.

   Then I'll wait for you, and we'll go eat together.

4. 
   Speaker B:

   好，再给我十分钟。

   Hǎo, zài gěi wǒ shí fēnzhōng.

   OK, give me ten more minutes.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我___写完了。(I have almost finished writing.)

   A差不多B水C个
2. 2.Which sentence means "This is good enough"?

   A这样差不多了。B我在家。C他很大。
3. 3.Fill in the blank: 我们写的___一样多。(We wrote about the same amount.)

   A差不多B是C的

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Related words

• 一样yí yàngsame; equal toHSK 3
• 完wánto finishHSK 2
• 写xiěto writeHSK 1
• 现在xiàn zàinow; at present; currentlyHSK 1
• 多duōmany; much; more; a lot ofHSK 1
• 时间shí jiān(concept of) time; (duration of) time; (point in) timeHSK 1

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