差不离 chàbulí almost the same Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 差 chà verb to lack to differ by; to be short of; to lack; to be missing不 bu particle [potential] Used between a verb and its result to show that the action cannot achieve that result; used as the negative form of the 得 de potential construction离 離 lí verb to leave to leave; to depart; to part from one another