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[almost](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Almost)

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You might be used to thinking of 差不多 (chàbùduō) as a single word, and that's totally OK. But if you want to negate the whole idea of rough equivalency, then you need to think of it as a phrase and use 差很多 (chà hěn duō). Not surprisingly, it's a little less versatile than 差不多 (chàbùduō).

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- [1 Structure](#Structure "wikilink") - [2 Examples](#Examples "wikilink") - [3 See also](#See_also "wikilink") - [4 Sources and further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink") - [4.1 Books](#Books "wikilink") - [4.2 Dictionaries](#Dictionaries "wikilink")

Structure --------------------------------------------------------- When 差不多 (chàbùduō) is a [predicate](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Predicate), it literally means "the difference is not much." The opposite, then, would be 差很多 (chà hěn duō), which literally means "the difference is very great." Less literally, if 差不多 (chàbùduō) means "more or less the same," then 差很多 (chà hěn duō) means "not the same at all" or "very different."

Subj. + 差很多

A + 跟 / 和 + B + 差很多

Examples -------------------------------------------------------

- 中西方的文化 *差很多* 。Zhōng xīfāng de wénhuà *chà hěn duō*.Chinese culture and western culture are quite different. - 这两个词的意思差不多，但是用法 *差很多* 。Zhè liǎng gè cí de yìsi chàbùduō, dànshì yòngfǎ *chà hěn duō*.The meanings of these two words are basically the same, but their usages are very different. - 她 **和** 她老公的年龄 *差很多* 。Tā **hé** tā lǎogōng de niánlíng *chà hěn duō*.There is a big difference between her age and her husband's age. - 公司今年的收入 **跟** 去年 *差很多* 。Gōngsī jīnnián de shōurù **gēn** qùnián *chà hěn duō*.The company's income for this year is a lot less than last year. - 这个服务员 **和** 经理的服务态度 *差很多* 。Zhège fúwùyuán **hé** jīnglǐ de fúwù tàidu *chà hěn duō*.There is a big difference in the attitude between this waiter and his manager. - 我的生活习惯 **跟** 我父母 *差很多* 。Wǒ de shēnghuó xíguàn **gēn** wǒ fùmǔ *chà hěn duō*.My life habits are very different from my parents'. - 两个老师都很好，不过他们的学历 *差很多* 。Liǎng gè lǎoshī dōu hěn hǎo, bùguò tāmen de xuélì *chà hěn duō*.They are both great teachers, but their education are very different. - 老版本 **跟** 新版本的功能 *差很多* 。Lǎo bǎnběn **gēn** xīn bǎnběn de gōngnéng *chà hěn duō*.There are huge differences in the features between the old version and the new one. - 这两件衣服看起来差不多，但是质量 *差很多* 。Zhè liǎng jiàn yīfu kànqǐlái chàbuduō, dànshì zhìliàng *chà hěn duō*.These two pieces of clothing look pretty much the same, but their quality is very different. - 他们是双胞胎，但是两个人的性格 *差很多* 。Tāmen shì shuāngbāotāi, dànshì liǎng gè rén de xìnggé *chà hěn duō*.They are twins, but their personalities are very different.

See also ------------------------------------------------------- - [Approximations with "chabuduo"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Approximations_with_%22chabuduo%22) - [Expressing "almost" using "chadian mei"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22almost%22_using_%22chadian_mei%22) - [Expressing "almost" using "chadian"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22almost%22_using_%22chadian%22) Sources and further reading --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### Books - [现代汉语八百词（增订本）](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D%EF%BC%88%E5%A2%9E%E8%AE%A2%E6%9C%AC%EF%BC%89) (pp. 111) \[ →buy\] - [Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_1) (pp. 54-5) [→buy](http://amzn.to/2fdV2l3) - [Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Basic_Patterns_of_Chinese_Grammar) (pp. 116) [→buy](http://amzn.to/2ykU1OD) ### Dictionaries - [现代汉语词典（第5版）](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8%EF%BC%88%E7%AC%AC5%E7%89%88%EF%BC%89) (pp. 145) [→buy](http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8/dp/B001B1RZCI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693609&sr=8-1) \

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