差不多 (almost / about the same)
"Pretty much" — close enough
- about the same差不多 literally means "differ not much" = "almost / about the same".
- about the same差不多(completed / change)了 = "just about done"; about the same差不多same一样 = "more or less the same".
- The everyday word for "roughly".
Subj + about the same差不多
- about the same差不多 = "almost / pretty much / about the same".
time时间almost差不多了。
- (concept of) time时间about the same差不多(completed / change)了 = "it's almost time."
Practice
It's almost time: 时间 ____ 了。
差不多 = almost / about the same: 时间差不多了.
Practice
差不多 literally means “differ not much”.
差 (differ) + 不多 (not much) = almost / about the same.
Practice
Build: “It's almost time.”
Subj + 差不多 + 了: 时间 + 差不多 + 了.
Also "about the same"
- we / us我们about the same差不多high高 = "we're about the same height."
these这two两(measure word)个about the same差不多。
- this这两个about the same差不多 = "these two are about the same."
Explore
Correct or broken?
差不多 = almost / about the same — before the amount or predicate it hedges.
Practice
What does 这两个差不多 mean?
差不多 = about the same / roughly equal.
Recap
Key idea
- about the same差不多 — "almost / about the same / roughly"
- (concept of) time时间about the same差不多(completed / change)了 (almost time) · about the same差不多same一样 (about the same)
- Literally "differ not much"
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Adverbs.