Chabuduo World

What happened

In 1924, Chinese philosopher Hu Shih told the story of Mr. Chabuduo (差不多). Chàbuduō (literally “short, but not by much”) means approximately “pretty much” or “good enough.” In Hu Shih’s telling, Mr. Chabuduo would arrive two minutes late for a train, then wonder why the train was in such a rush that it had to leave on time. He would mix up the character 十 (ten) with 千 (one thousand) because, after all, they were onl…

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