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大致

dà zhì · da zhi

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Meaning

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  1. more or less; roughly; approximately
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Roughly ten minutes

  1. Liangliang

    请问(qǐngwèn)，从(cóng)这儿(zhèr)去(qù)公园(gōngyuán)怎么(zěnme)走(zǒu)？

    Excuse me, how do I get to the park from here?

  2. Qiqi

    大致(dàzhì)往(wǎng)东(dōng)走(zǒu)，过(guò)两(liǎng)个(gè)路口(lùkǒu)就(jiù)到(dào)了(le)。

    Go roughly east, and after two crossings you are there.

  3. Dengdeng

    大致(dàzhì)是(shì)多远(duōyuǎn)？

    How far is roughly?

  4. Qiqi

    大致(dàzhì)十(shí)分钟(fēnzhōng)。

    Roughly ten minutes.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)说(shuō)的(de)大致(dàzhì)，是(shì)十(shí)分钟(fēnzhōng)还是(háishi)二十(èrshí)分钟(fēnzhōng)？

    Is your roughly ten minutes or twenty?

  6. Qiqi

    如果(rúguǒ)你们(nǐmen)不(bù)停下来(tíngxiàlái)拍照(pāizhào)，大致(dàzhì)十(shí)分钟(fēnzhōng)。

    If you do not stop to take photos, roughly ten.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)不(bù)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)茶(chá)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)我(wǒ)早(zǎo)餐(cān)大(dà)致(zhì)上(shàng)都(dōu)喝(hē)咖(kā)啡(fēi)。

I do not like tea, so I generally drink coffee for breakfast.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)的(de)汉(hàn)语(yǔ)并(bìng)不(bù)完(wán)美(měi)，但(dàn)能(néng)大(dà)致(zhì)听(tīng)懂(dǒng)他(tā)所(suǒ)说(shuō)的(de)。

My Chinese is far from perfect, but I can roughly understand everything he is saying.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by JimmyUK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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