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或多或少

huò duō huò shǎo

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word

或多或少 (huò duō huò shǎo) means "more or less". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 或多或少 means

1. more or less

The characters in 或多或少

• 或huòmaybe; perhaps; might
• 多duōmany; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd
• 或huòmaybe; perhaps; might
• 少shǎofew; less; to lack

Example sentences

• 每个人都或多或少对艺术感兴趣。
  Měi gè rén dōu huòduōhuòshǎo duì yìshù gǎn xìngqù.
  Everyone was more or less interested in the arts.
• 我们或多或少对这次的选举感到失望。
  Wǒmen huòduōhuòshǎo duì zhè cì de xuǎnjǔ gǎndào shīwàng.
  We were more or less disappointed about the election.

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