差 不 多 的

chà bu duō dedictionary entry

the great majority

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

差不多的差不多的 [cha4 bu5 duo1 de5] /the great majority/

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Reference information

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Character information

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差
chā
difference / discrepancy / (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction) / (literary) a little / somewhat / slightly
chà
different / wrong / mistaken / to fall short / to lack / not up to standard / inferior / Taiwan pr. [chā]
chāi
to send (on an errand) / (archaic) person sent on such an errand / job / official post
cī
used in 參差|参差[cēn cī]
不
bù
no / not so / (bound form) not / un-
多
duō
many / much / more / a lot of / too many / in excess / (after a numeral) ... odd / how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duó]) / (bound form) multi- / poly-
的
de
of / ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pí gé de] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pǎo táng r de] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xīn de] "new one") / also pr. [dì] or [di] in poetry and songs
dī
(bound form) a taxi / a cab (abbr. for 的士[dī shì])
dí
really and truly
dì
(bound form) bull's-eye / target

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