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差不多的

Mandarin · pinyin chà bu duō de

the great majority

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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
的: de · possessive, adjectival suffix

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4–5–1–5 · cha4 bu5 duo1 de5

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