bā jiǔ bù lí shí

Traditional: 八九不離十

八九不离十 (bā jiǔ bù lí shí) is a Chinese word meaning “pretty close; very near; about right”.

Meanings

  1. 1pretty close
  2. 2very near
  3. 3about right

Characters in 八九不离十

八bā · eight九jiǔ · nine不bù · no; not so离chī · mythical beast (archaic)十shí · ten

Related words

不no; not so不过only不要don't!; must not对不起I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon离开to depart; to leave不错correct不能cannot不管not to be concerned离mythical beast (archaic)离to leave离surname Li不行won't do

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