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多数

duō shù · duo shu

Traditional 多數

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. majority; most
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Vote for lunch

  1. Dengdeng

    中午(zhōngwǔ)吃(chī)什么(shénme)？我们(wǒmen)投票(tóupiào)吧(ba)！

    What to eat at noon? Let's vote!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)要(yào)火锅(huǒguō)，琦琦(qíqí)要(yào)米饭(mǐfàn)，你(nǐ)呢(ne)？

    I want hot pot, Qiqi wants rice, what about you?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)要(yào)火锅(huǒguō)。多数(duōshù)人(rén)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)火锅(huǒguō)！

    I want hot pot too. Most people want hot pot!

  4. Qiqi

    等一下(děngyīxià)，今天(jīntiān)三十五度(sānshíwǔdù)，多数(duōshù)人(rén)会(huì)受不了(shòubuliǎo)的(de)！

    Wait, it is 35 degrees today, most people couldn't stand it!

  5. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，吃(chī)凉皮(liángpí)吧(ba)，火锅(huǒguō)明天(míngtiān)吃(chī)。

    Fine, let's eat cold rice noodles and have hot pot tomorrow.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

为(wèi)了(le)少(shǎo)数(shù)人(rén)而(ér)改(gǎi)变(biàn)多(duō)数(shù)人(rén)习(xí)以(yǐ)为(wéi)常(cháng)的(de)事(shì)物(wù)是(shì)一(yì)种(zhǒng)愚(yú)蠢(chǔn)的(de)做(zuò)法(fǎ)。

It is ridiculous to change what the majority are accustomed to just for the sake of a small number of people.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by jan_OkulaJu · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

多(duō)数(shù)学(xué)生(shēng)赞(zàn)成(chéng)推(tuī)迟(chí)考(kǎo)试(shì)。

Most students agree to postpone the exam.

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多
duō

many; much; too many; in excess

数
shǔ

to count; to count as; to regard as

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