da4
tong2
xiao3
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  1. virtually the same
  2. differing only on small points

Characters

  • 大 (大): big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
  • 同 (同): like; same; similar; together; alike; with
  • 小 (小): small; tiny; few; young
  • 异 (異): different; other; hetero-; unusual; strange; surprising; to distinguish; to separate; to discriminate

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Examples

如果你理解这一个,其它的也大同小异。

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