mostly; for the most part
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadverb
mostly; for the most part; generally; in most cases
formalUsed to indicate that a statement applies to the majority of a group or situation. It is more formal than '大多' and is commonly used in written language.
Dù杜
Fǔ甫
de的
jié杰
chū出
shī诗
piān篇
dà大
dū都
xiě写
yú于
Ān安
Shǐ史
zhī之
luàn乱
qián前
hòu后
。
Du Fu's outstanding poems were mostly written around the time of the An Lushan Rebellion.
Zhè这
gè个
dì地
qū区
de的
jū居
mín民
dà大
dū都
yǐ以
wù务
nóng农
wéi为
shēng生
。
Most residents in this area make a living by farming.
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Zhè这
xiē些
chǎn产
pǐn品
dà大
dū都
xiāo销
wǎng往
hǎi海
wài外
。
Most of these products are sold overseas.
Wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
de的
yuán员
gōng工
dà大
dū都
shòu受
guò过
gāo高
děng等
jiào教
yù育
。
Most of the employees in our company have received higher education.