八九不离十 bā jiǔ bù lí shí — pretty close; about right; more or less correct

八九不离十
bā jiǔ bù lí shí

Characters: 八 · 九 · 不 · 离 · 十

Definitions

  1. pretty close; about right; more or less correct

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

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

ExtDict

  1. 指与实际情况很接近。

Examples

  • 他猜得八九不离十。

    He guessed pretty close to the mark.

  • 估计的数字八九不离十。

    The estimated figure is more or less accurate.