大多 (dà duō) — mostly; for the most part; the majority

Definition

大多 (dàduō) is a written adverb meaning 'mostly / for the most part,' used before a verb or in NP∼是 patterns to describe the majority case. Pairs with 多数 in meaning but is an adverb, not a noun like 多数.

adverb
mostlyfor the most partthe majority

Examples

  • 大多
    Gōng sī lǐ de yuán gōng dà duō shì nián qīng rén.
    Most of the employees in the company are young people.
  • 大多
    Zhè zhǒng shuǐ guǒ dà duō chǎn zì nán fāng.
    This kind of fruit mostly comes from the south.
  • Cān jiā huó dòng de rén dà duō shì xué shēng.
    Most of the people attending the event are students.

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