most; the majority
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadverb
most; for the most part; the majority
Often used at the beginning of a sentence to describe the state of the majority of subjects. Similar to '大部分' or '大多数', but '大多' is slightly more formal.
Dà大
huì会
de的
dài代
biǎo表
dà大
duō多
shì是
xiān先
jìn进
gōng工
zuò作
zhě者
。
Most representatives at the conference are advanced workers.
Shù树
shàng上
de的
shì柿
zi子
dà大
duō多
yǐ已
jīng经
chéng成
shú熟
。
Most of the persimmons on the tree are already ripe.
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Zhè这
ge个
shè社
qū区
de的
zhù住
hù户
dà大
duō多
shì是
tuì退
xiū休
lǎo老
rén人
。
Most residents in this community are retired seniors.
Tā他
de的
jiàn建
yì议
dà大
duō多
dōu都
bèi被
cǎi采
nà纳
le了
。
Most of his suggestions were adopted.
Zhōu周
mò末
de的
jiē街
dào道
dà大
duō多
hěn很
ān安
jìng静
。
The streets are mostly quiet on weekends.