或多或少
huò duō huò shǎo
Pinyin

Definition

或多或少
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huò duō huò shǎo
  1. more or less

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

duō
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 much
  3. 3 often
  4. 4 a lot of
  5. 5 numerous
  6. 6 more
  7. 7 in excess
  8. 8 how (to what extent)
  9. 9 multi-
  10. 10 Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
duō shǎo
  1. 1 number
  2. 2 amount
  3. 3 somewhat
shǎo
  1. 1 few
  2. 2 less
  3. 3 to lack
  4. 4 to be missing
  5. 5 to stop (doing sth)
  6. 6 seldom
huò
  1. 1 maybe
  2. 2 perhaps
  3. 3 might
  4. 4 possibly
  5. 5 or
bù shǎo
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 a lot
  3. 3 not few
èr shí duō
  1. 1 over 20
duō jiǔ
  1. 1 how long?
duō bàn
  1. 1 most
  2. 2 mostly
  3. 3 most likely
duō duō
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 much
  3. 3 a lot
  4. 4 lots and lots
  5. 5 more
  6. 6 even more
duō qíng
  1. 1 affectionate
  2. 2 passionate
  3. 3 emotional
  4. 4 sentimental
duō shù
  1. 1 majority
  2. 2 most
duō xiè
  1. 1 many thanks
  2. 2 thanks a lot
duō biàn
  1. 1 fickle
  2. 2 multi-variate (math.)
duō yún
  1. 1 cloudy (meteorology)
duō yú
  1. 1 superfluous
  2. 2 unnecessary
  3. 3 surplus
duō me
  1. 1 how (wonderful etc)
  2. 2 what (a great idea etc)
  3. 3 however (difficult it may be etc)
  4. 4 (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc)
  5. 5 to what extent
dà duō
  1. 1 for the most part
  2. 2 many
  3. 3 most
  4. 4 the greater part
  5. 5 mostly
dà duō shù
  1. 1 (great) majority
hǎo duō
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 quite a lot
  3. 3 much better
shào nu:3
  1. 1 girl
  2. 2 young lady

Idioms (20)

不遑多让
bù huáng duō ràng
  1. 1 lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. not to be outdone
  3. 3 not to yield to one's opponents
人多势众
rén duō shì zhòng
  1. 1 many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
  2. 2 There is safety in numbers.
人烟稀少
rén yān xī shǎo
  1. 1 no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
以少胜多
yǐ shǎo shèng duō
  1. 1 using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
僧多粥少
sēng duō zhōu shǎo
  1. 1 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. not enough to go around
  3. 3 demand exceeds supply
凶多吉少
xiōng duō jí shǎo
  1. 1 everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious
  2. 2 everything points to disaster
博学多才
bó xué duō cái
  1. 1 erudite and multi-talented (idiom); versatile and able
博识多通
bó shí duō tōng
  1. 1 knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
名目繁多
míng mù fán duō
  1. 1 names of many kinds (idiom); items of every description
命途多舛
mìng tú duō chuǎn
  1. 1 to meet with many difficulties in one's life (idiom)
多一事不如少一事
duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì
  1. 1 it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)
  2. 2 the less complications the better
多个朋友多条路
duō gè péng yǒu duō tiáo lù
  1. 1 the more friends you have, the more options you have in life (idiom)
多吃多占
duō chī duō zhàn
  1. 1 taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish
多如牛毛
duō rú niú máo
  1. 1 as many as the hair of the ox (idiom)
  2. 2 great amount of
  3. 3 countless
多子多福
duō zǐ duō fú
  1. 1 the more sons, the more happiness (idiom)
多愁善感
duō chóu shàn gǎn
  1. 1 melancholy and moody (idiom); depressed personality
多愁多病
duō chóu duō bìng
  1. 1 much sorrows and illness (idiom); melancholy and weakly
多此一举
duō cǐ yī jǔ
  1. 1 to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous
  2. 2 gilding the lily
多行不义必自毙
duō xíng bù yì bì zì bì
  1. 1 persisting in evil brings about self-destruction (idiom)
多钱善贾
duō qián shàn gǔ
  1. 1 much capital, good business (idiom); fig. good trading conditions

Sample Sentences

话虽如此,一个家庭选择这样的安排,还是会受到来自各方的批评,家庭主夫的家人老板朋友,甚至游乐场里遇到的其他父母,也或多或少会对此非议,孩子也会觉得自己遭受异样的眼光吧?
huà suī rúcǐ ,yī gè jiātíng xuǎnzé zhèyàng de ānpái ,háishì huì shòudào láizì gèfāng de pīpíng ,jiātíngzhǔfū de jiārén lǎobǎn péngyou ,shènzhì yóulèchǎng lǐ yùdào de qítā fùmǔ ,yě huòduōhuòshǎo huì duì cǐ fēiyì ,háizi yě huì juéde zìjǐ zāoshòu yìyàng de yǎnguāng ba ?
Although you can say that, a family that chooses this kind of arrangement will still be judged by many people; family, friends and the boss of the househusband, and even other mummies and daddies that they come into contact with in the playground will judge them to a greater or lesser degree. The kids will also feel like they're being looked at differently, no?