差不多 more or less the same; almost
差不多tofel报名, translated literally, means "the difference is not much". In practice it means something like "more or less," and is uful for expressing rough approximations. It can be ud as a predicate or an adverb.
一、"差不多" as a Predicate
“差不多”can be ud pretty much all by itlf to complete a ntence after you tell us what subjects we're talking about. When veral things are 差不多, it means they are "more or less the same." So actually 差不多is often understood to mean 差不多一样, but we don't say the “一样” part. Just say 差不多.
1. Simple Subject:
Structure: Subject +（都）差不多
“都” is ud before 差不多when there are more than two things being compared.
这 几 个 地方 都 差不多。
The places are all pretty much the same.
这 两 个 词 的 意思 差不多。
The meanings of the two words are pretty much the same.
我们 的 想法 差不多。
Our ways of thinking are pretty much the same.
那 两 家 餐厅 的 菜 差不多。
Tho two restaurants' dishes are almost the same.
你们 的 中文 水平 都 差不多。
Your Chine levels are almost the same.
2. For comparison:
Structure: A + 跟/和 + B + 差不多
上海 和 纽约 新航道托福差不多。
Shanghai and New York are basically the same.
Starbucks 和 Costa 差不多。
Starbucks and Costa are almost the same.
这里 的 天气 跟 台湾 的 天气 差不多。
The weather here is pretty much like Taiwan's.
你的 工作 跟 我的 工作 差不多。
Your job and my job are almost the same.
你的magna carta 新 手机 跟 我的 旧 手机 差不多。
Your new cell phone is pretty much like my old cell phone.
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二、"差不多" as an Adverb
When using美国mba学费“差不多”as an adverb, place it before the adjective or verb.
Structure: 差不多 + Adj. / Verb
这 两 个 孩子 差不多 大。
voa美国习惯用语The two children are more or less the same age.
国际音标下载我 跟 我哥哥 差不多 高。
regionalMy older brother and I are more or less the same height.
我 美国政府关门危机差不多 到 公园 门口 了。
I'm almost at the entrance of the park.
电影 差不多 要 开始 了。
The movie is almost about to start.
今天 的 工作 差不多 做 完 了。
Today's work is almost done.
三、"差不多" with a quantity or time phra
After “差不多” you can also add a phra that express quantity or time. This makes it clear that you're giving a rough estimate.
Structure：差不多 ＋ Quantity Phra / Time Phra
你 儿子 差不多 五 岁 仍然的拼音了 吧？
Your son should be about 5 years old, right?
他 在 上海 住 了 差不多 三 个 月 了。
He has lived in Shanghai for about three months.
我 在 这 家 公司 工作 了 差不多 十 年 了。
I've worked for this company for almost ten years.
我 父母 结婚 差不多 二十 年 了。
My parents have been married for about twenty years.
差不多 两 个 星期 以前，我 在 北京 见 过 他。
About two weeks ago I met with him in Beijing.
