八九不离十 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

八bā九jiǔ不bù离lí十shí

pretty close; very near; about right
trad. 八九不離十

Also written 八九不離十【bā jiǔ bù lí shí】

Characters in this word

5

八

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eight

Pinyin: bā

Strokes: 2
Frequency: 3655 of 2500

Words starting with 八 Words ending in 八 Anywhere in a word

九

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nine, 9

Pinyin: jiǔ

Strokes: 2
Frequency: 4088 of 2500

Words starting with 九 Words ending in 九 Anywhere in a word

不

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no; not so, (bound form) not; un-

Pinyin: bù

Strokes: 4
Frequency: 9 of 2500

Words starting with 不 Words ending in 不 Anywhere in a word

离

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mythical beast (archaic)

Pinyin: chī

Strokes: 10
Frequency: 948 of 2500

Words starting with 离 Words ending in 离 Anywhere in a word

十

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ten, 10

Pinyin: shí

Strokes: 2
Frequency: 4521 of 2500

Words starting with 十 Words ending in 十 Anywhere in a word