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多半

duō bàn · duo ban

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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  1. most
  2. mostly
  3. most likely
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Where is Qiqi?

  1. Dengdeng

    琦琦(qíqí)还(hái)没(méi)到(dào)，她(tā)多半(duōbàn)睡过头(shuìguòtóu)了(le)。

    Qiqi has not arrived. She most likely overslept.

  2. Liangliang

    不会吧(bùhuìba)，她(tā)多半(duōbàn)是(shì)在(zài)路上(lùshang)堵车(dǔchē)。

    No way. She is most likely stuck in traffic on the way.

  3. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)给(gěi)她(tā)打(dǎ)个(gè)电话(diànhuà)吧(ba)。

    Let us call her.

  4. Liangliang

    关机(guānjī)了(le)，多半(duōbàn)是(shì)手机(shǒujī)没电(méidiàn)。

    It is switched off. Most likely her phone is out of battery.

  5. Qiqi

    你们(nǐmen)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？我(wǒ)在(zài)东门(dōngmén)等(děng)了(le)半个小时(bàngexiǎoshí)，你们(nǐmen)多半(duōbàn)在(zài)西门(xīmén)吧(ba)？

    Where are you? I waited at the east gate for half an hour. You are most likely at the west gate!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)今(jīn)天(tiān)没(méi)来(lái)，多(duō)半(bàn)是(shì)生(shēng)病(bìng)了(le)。

He didn't come today; he is most likely sick.

02

这(zhè)些(xiē)学(xué)生(sheng)多(duō)半(bàn)来(lái)自(zì)农(nóng)村(cūn)。

Most of these students come from rural areas.

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