大
都

For the most part in Chinese: 大都 (dà dōu)

dà dōu

for the most part

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Definitions

  1. 1for the most part
  2. 2on the whole
  3. 3also pr. [dà dū]

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大
都

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄚˋ

dà

ㄉ/ dㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

ㄉㄡ

dōu

ㄉ/ dㄡ/ ou—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 这里的年轻人大都去城里工作了。

    zhè lǐ de nián qīng rén dà dōu qù chéng lǐ gōng zuò le。

    Most of the young people here have gone to the city to work.

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Related words

大

dà

big

都

dōu

all

大家

dà jiā

everyone

大夫

dài fu

doctor

大概

dà gài

roughly

大约

dà yuē

approximately

扩大

kuò dà

to expand

首都

shǒu dū

capital (city)

大方

dà fāng

expert

大象

dà xiàng

elephant

大型

dà xíng

large

广大

guǎng dà

(of an area) vast or extensive

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