No. 2,141 in Chinese
差不多
"Almost" or "nearly the same."
In a sentence
我和我的朋友差不多每天一起吃午饭。
My friend and I have lunch together almost every day.
In this sentence, '差不多' means 'almost' or 'nearly', indicating frequency or degree of occurrence.
这两件衣服的颜色差不多。
The colors of these two clothes are almost the same.
Here, '差不多' is used to express similarity between two items in terms of color.
差不多快到了，我们再走五分钟就到目的地了。
We are almost there; just five more minutes of walking to reach the destination.
'差不多' is utilized to convey proximity or nearness in time or distance.
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