大部 (dà bù) — large part; majority (abbreviation of 大部分)

Definition

Literary/formal short form of 大部分 ('the majority, most of'). Mostly seen in written Chinese; in speech prefer 大部分.

noun
large partmajority (abbreviation of 大部分)

Examples

  • 大部
    Zhè ge wén jiàn de dà bù nèi róng wǒ yǐ jīng kàn guò le.
    I've already read most of the content of this document.
  • 大部
    dà bù Qíng kuàng xià, zhè yàng de wèn tí bù nán jiě jué.
    In most cases, such problems are not hard to solve.
  • Tā mǎi le yì běn dà bù tóu de shū, fàng zài shū jià shàng le.
    He bought a thick volume and put it on the bookshelf.

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