approximately; roughly; about
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadverb
approximately; about; roughly
dialectColloquial and commonly used in Northern Chinese dialects. Equivalent to the more standard '大约'.
Dà大
yuē约
mo摸
yǒu有
qī七
bā八
bǎi百
rén人
。
There are approximately seven to eight hundred people.
Tā他
dà大
yuē约
mo摸
hái还
bù不
zhī知
dào道
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
。
He probably doesn't know about this matter yet.
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Xiàn现
zài在
dà大
yuē约
mo摸
shì是
xià下
wǔ午
sān三
diǎn点
。
It's about three o'clock in the afternoon now.
Wǒ我
dà大
yuē约
mo摸
zǒu走
le了
yī一
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
。
I walked for about an hour.
Zhè这
dài袋
mǐ米
dà大
yuē约
mo摸
yǒu有
èr二
shí十
jīn斤
。
This bag of rice weighs roughly twenty jin.