八九不离十

bā jiǔ bù lí shí

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 八九不离十

不
bù

no; not so

九
jiǔ

nine

八
bā

eight; 8

十
shí

ten

离
chī

mythical beast (archaic)

离
lí

to leave