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差不多

Mandarin · pinyin chà bu duō

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差: chà · chā · to differ; different, wrong; nearly, almost; an officer
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
多: duō · much, many; more than, over

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4–5–1 · cha4 bu5 duo1

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caa1 bat1 do1

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adj

similar; about the same; good enough
not bad
(Zhangzhou Hokkien) good (of one's behavior)

adv

almost; nearly

intj

(colloquial) sort of; kinda

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