相差无几

相差無幾
xiāngchā-wújǐ
idiom #46,153

Meanings

  1. 1 to differ by very little
  2. 2 almost the same; nearly identical
  3. 3 with negligible difference

Examples

HSK 2
Tāmen de shuǐpíng xiāngchā-wújǐ.
Their skill levels are very close.
HSK 3
Zhè liǎng jiàn shāngpǐn de jiàgé xiāngchā-wújǐ.
The prices of these two products are almost the same.
HSK 3
Liǎng gè xuǎnshǒu de chéngjì xiāngchā-wújǐ.
The two contestants' scores are nearly identical.

Tips

usage
Describes two or more things being compared and found nearly equal. Always sentence-final as a predicate. Natural in comparisons of price, score, quality, size, or ability, neutral in tone.
memory
相差 = the difference between them, 无几 = is not much. Think of it as 'the difference = almost zero.'

Stroke Order

xiāng
chà