或多或少 huòduō-huòshǎo more or less
How to remember 或多或少: 或 or + 多 many + 少 few = more or less.
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How it is used
- Fixed phrase 'more or less / to some degree' - 每个人或多或少都有缺点 (měi ge rén huòduō-huòshǎo dōu yǒu quēdiǎn) everyone has flaws to some degree.
- Softens a statement, acknowledging that something is present at least a little; typically placed before the verb/predicate.
- Register-neutral; a handy hedge like English 'in some measure.'