差不多

almost; nearly, about the same, about; roughly, good enough

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adverb Common #2,720
almost; nearly Used before a verb or quantity to show that something is close to happening or being complete.
CH: 他差不多把我的存货买空了。
EN: He almost bought out all my stock.

成本多少差不多一块钱吧

It costs about one yuan, I guess.

— Lost in Thailand (2012)

那趟行程差不多要两周。

That trip will take about two weeks.

是的,差不多是这样

Yes, that's pretty much it.

— 泰坦尼克号 (1997)

差不多五分钟加满

It takes about five minutes to fill it up.

— 流浪地球 (2019)

应该差不多开始做幸福的梦了

You should be starting to dream happy dreams by now.

— 鬼灭之刃:无限列车篇 (2020)

差不多是吧

Pretty much, I guess.

— 时空恋旅人 (2013)

真说不清,我练了十六年半的钢琴每天差不多练七小时

It’s hard to say. I practiced the piano for about seven hours a day for sixteen and a half years.

— 维多利亚 (2015)

等了你差不多两个小时

I've been waiting for you for almost two hours.

— 甜蜜的生活 (1960)

可这差不多完全是个神话

But that’s pretty much entirely a myth.

— 这个男人来自地球 (2007)

您差不多猜对了。

You’re almost right.

差不多完了,还有最后一箱要放

Almost done—there’s just one last box to put away.

— 海上钢琴师 (1998)

他们说差不多是午夜时分

They said it was around midnight.

— 阿玛柯德 (1973)

差不多两年工钱是你没钱?

That’s almost two years’ worth of wages—how can you have no money?

— 黄飞鸿之一:壮志凌云 (1991)

我会再给你多些,你差不多喝完了

I'll give you some more; you've almost finished yours.

— 黑店狂想曲 (1991)

差不多就这样

Pretty much.

— 寄生虫 (2019)

差不多五点吧

Around five o’clock, I think.

— 海角七号 (2008)

差不多是时候了吧

It’s about time, isn’t it?

— 你的名字。 (2016)

什么嘛只能听到声差不多要结束了吧

What the heck? I can only hear the audio. It’s almost over, right?

— 小偷家族 (2018)

哦,对,差不多三天。

Oh, right, about three days.

我差不多完成了。

I'm almost finished.

差不多一万人

Nearly ten thousand people

— 风吹麦浪 (2006)

差不多也该决定了吧

It’s about time you made a decision, isn’t it?

— 未麻的部屋 (1998)

“差不多每一本都能。”

Almost every single one can.

不过,没错,你在自动医疗舱里待了差不多三天。

But yes, you spent nearly three days in the automated medical pod.

差不多修理好了

It’s almost fixed.

— 天使爱美丽 (2001)

差不多同时上次月经什么时候?

Around the same time? When was your last period?

— 生吃 (2017)

差不多这样吧

Something like this, I guess.

— 借东西的小人阿莉埃蒂 (2010)

差不多一个月前.

About a month ago.

— 你妈妈也一样 (2001)

差不多就是这种感觉

That’s more or less the feeling.

— 充气娃娃之恋 (2007)

但是…我们差不多该走了

But… we should probably get going soon.

— 天气之子 (2019)

当天差不多快亮的时候我知道我该走了

It was almost dawn when I knew I had to leave.

— 重庆森林 (1994)

已经差不多可以走了

We can pretty much leave now.

— 借东西的小人阿莉埃蒂 (2010)

澳大利亚差不多比日本大二十倍。

Australia is about twenty times larger than Japan.

汤姆差不多忘了开会的事儿。

Tom had practically forgotten about the meeting.

差不多六点了。

It's almost six o'clock.

现在差不多应该在底下停车了吧

They should be parking downstairs by now, right?

— SoulMate (2016)

这一周真正奇怪的,是我那差不多每周都会做一次的梦。

The really strange thing this week was that dream I have about once a week.

开车差不多需要几个小时?

About how many hours does it take to drive there?

我说是错误,但其实它差不多是犯罪。

I called it a mistake, but in fact it was practically a crime.

— 甘泉玛侬 (1986)

我们觉得差不多是时候回家了

We think it's about time to go home.

— 东京物语 (1953)

差不多四十岁?

Around forty?

— 铃芽之旅 (2022)

她还在我那她现在差不多算是我的女友了

She’s still at my place. By now, she’s pretty much my girlfriend.

— 乔乔的异想世界 (2019)

差不多一半同学都学过英语。

Almost half of the students have studied English.

差不多是历史,

It’s more or less history.

— 这个男人来自地球 (2007)

你差不多猜对了。

You were pretty close.

我们的弹药能坚持差不多一天。

Our ammunition should last about a day.

— 大象 (2003)

无论怎样,事实上她已经也差不多快要疯掉了

In any case, the truth is that she was already practically going crazy.

— 爱,没有明天 (2003)

差不多十年了,老板

It's been nearly ten years, boss.

— 无间道 (2002)

差不多在一半的地方

About halfway there.

— 梦幻之地 (1989)

我们村子,人带人,差不多都走完了

In our village, people have brought one another along, and by now almost everyone has left.

— 世界 (2004)

adjective Common #4,616
about the same Used to say that two people or things are similar in degree, amount, or quality.
CH: 他的年龄和我差不多。
EN: His age is about the same as mine.

你们怎么会和我们差不多?

How come you guys are so much like us?

— 巴克劳 (2019)

这跟地狱差不多

This is pretty much like hell.

— 出租车司机 (2017)

我有个跟你年龄差不多的女儿

I have a daughter who's about your age.

— 天使爱美丽 (2001)

跟共产党差不多都是我工作的一部分

Just like dealing with the Communist Party, it’s all part of my job.

— 乔乔的异想世界 (2019)

跟我过得差不多吧

They’re doing about as well as I am.

— 后来的我们 (2018)

跟在这里差不多

It's pretty much the same as here.

— 预言者 (2009)

哪里的都差不多

It's pretty much the same everywhere.

— 你的名字。 (2016)

其实也差不多

Actually, it's pretty much the same.

— 赫鲁斯塔廖夫,开车! (1999)

你们还不是差不多

Aren’t you pretty much the same?

— 你的名字。 (2016)

你年纪也差不多了,是吗?

You're getting on a bit yourself, aren't you?

— 你妈妈也一样 (2001)

跟冰块温度差不多

About as cold as ice.

— 泰坦尼克号 (1997)

跟我差不多

About the same as me.

— 甜蜜蜜 (1996)

那时我跟托马辛的年纪差不多

I was about the same age as Thomasin then.

— 女巫 (2016)

听起来都差不多

They all sound pretty much the same.

— 寄生虫 (2019)

当我第一次上你们的课的时候大家看上去都差不多

When I first attended your class, everyone looked more or less the same.

— 大逃杀 (2000)

我的也差不多

Mine is about the same.

— 夺宝奇兵3:圣战奇兵 (1989)

这个情形差不多

It's pretty much the same in this case.

— A Sun (2019)

他岁数和你差不多。

He's about the same age as you.

你也差不多

You’re about the same.

— 怒火青春 (1995)

其实跟美国差不多啦

Actually, it's pretty much the same as in the U.S.

— 大病 (2017)

还是差不多

It's still about the same.

— 一一 (2000)

快回去,老师在等杰西卡老师的味道也差不多

Hurry back—the teacher is waiting for Jessica. The teacher’s taste is about the same, too.

— 寄生虫 (2019)

都差不多

They're all pretty much the same.

— Dying to Survive (2018)

不是差不多吗?

Isn't it pretty much the same?

— 死亡录像 (2007)

当然跟他太太同住跟坐牢差不多

Of course, living with his wife is pretty much like being in prison.

— 出租车司机 (2017)

有没有见过跟我描述的长相差不多的人

Have you ever seen anyone who looks similar to the way I described myself?

— 城市英雄 (1993)

不过,我觉得都差不多

However, I think they're all pretty much the same.

— 豹 (1963)

adjective Uncommon #10,893
about; roughly Used for an estimate that does not need to be exact.
CH: 从这里到车站差不多要走十分钟。
EN: It takes about ten minutes to walk from here to the station.

“差不多”是不行的!

“Close enough” won’t cut it!

— 从海底出击 (1981)

这个啊,没事的,那才差不多是你的风格

This one? No big deal—that’s pretty much your style.

— 托尼·厄德曼 (2016)

差不多吧!

Pretty much!

— 死亡论文 (1996)

差不多.

More or less.

— 杀手疾风号 (2022)

不过差不多

But pretty much.

— 月升王国 (2012)

有的事不能差不多的

Some things just can’t be done sloppily.

— 黄飞鸿之一:壮志凌云 (1991)

差不多啦

Pretty much.

— 小偷家族 (2018)

是啊,差不多

Yeah, more or less.

— 小姐 (2016)

差不多吧

Pretty much.

— 罗马 (2018)

给差不多吗?

Is it okay if I give roughly the same amount?

— 托尼·厄德曼 (2016)

时间差不多啦

It's about time.

— 少林足球 (2001)

差不多吧.

Pretty much.

— 从海底出击 (1981)

差不多,我只有这些

More or less. That’s all I have.

— 上帝之城 (2002)

它是石头铺的,呃,差不多吧。

It’s paved with stone—well, more or less.

adverb Rare #14,975
good enough Used to say that something is acceptable, even if it is not perfect.
CH: 这样就差不多了。
EN: This is good enough as it is.

差不多可以了吗

Is it almost ready?

— 入殓师 (2008)

“差不多就行。”

Close enough is good enough.

差不多可以和好了吧

Maybe it’s about time we made up.

— 你的名字。 (2016)

差不多吧,不算太高。

About average, not too high.

— 死亡录像 (2007)

差不多就可以了

That should be about enough.

— 密阳 (2007)

差不多得了

That's enough.

— 热辣滚烫 (2024)

她在床上一定很棒,差不多

She must be pretty great in bed.

— 睁开你的双眼 (1997)

差不多行了

That's about enough.

— 黄飞鸿之一:壮志凌云 (1991)

好啦,各位,差不多了

Alright, everyone, I think that's enough.

— 托尼·厄德曼 (2016)

嗯,剪得差不多还要好看

Hmm, it doesn’t have to be exact, as long as it looks good.

— 密阳 (2007)