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大多数

dà duō shù · da duo shu

Traditional 大多數

Meaning

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(great) majority

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Most people like it

Dengdeng
你(nǐ)喜欢(xǐhuan)吃(chī)香菜(xiāngcài)吗(ma)？
Do you like cilantro?
Liangliang
喜欢(xǐhuan)。大多数(dàduōshù)朋友(péngyou)都(dōu)不(bù)喜欢(xǐhuan)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)喜欢(xǐhuan)。
Yes. Most friends do not like it, but I do.
Dengdeng
真的(zhēnde)？大多数(dàduōshù)人(rén)说(shuō)它(tā)有(yǒu)肥皂(féizào)味(wèi)。
Really? Most people say it tastes like soap.
Liangliang
那(nà)是(shì)他们(tāmen)的(de)问题(wèntí)，不(bù)是(shì)香菜(xiāngcài)的(de)。
That is their problem, not the cilantro's.
Dengdeng
好(hǎo)，我的(wǒde)汤(tāng)不要(bùyào)香菜(xiāngcài)，你的(nǐde)多(duō)放(fàng)点(diǎn)。
OK, no cilantro in my soup, and extra in yours.

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2 examples

01

大(dà)多(duō)数(shù)的(de)昆(kūn)虫(chóng)有(yǒu)六(liù)只(zhī)脚(jiǎo)和(hé)四(sì)只(zhī)翅(chì)膀(bǎng)。

Most insects have six legs and four wings.

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

02

大(dà)多(duō)数(shù)美(měi)国(guó)人(rén)似(sì)乎(hū)不(bù)反(fǎn)对(duì)我(wǒ)直(zhí)呼(hū)其(qí)名(míng)。

Most Americans do not object to my calling them by their first names.

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

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big; large; great; older (than another person)

many; much; too many; in excess

to count; to count as; to regard as

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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