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大多

dà duō · da duo

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Meaning

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  1. for the most part
  2. many
  3. most
  4. the greater part
  5. mostly
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Not everyone eats spicy

  1. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)家(jiā)火锅店(huǒguōdiàn)，同事(tóngshì)大多(dàduō)爱(ài)吃(chī)辣(là)。

    At this hotpot place, most coworkers love spicy food.

  2. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)点(diǎn)辣(là)锅(guō)吧(ba)。

    Then let us order the spicy pot.

  3. Qiqi

    我(wǒ)不(bù)行(xíng)，我(wǒ)大多(dàduō)不(bù)吃(chī)辣(là)。

    I can't handle it. I mostly don't eat spicy food.

  4. Liangliang

    不(bù)吃(chī)辣(là)？那(nà)你(nǐ)大多(dàduō)吃(chī)什么(shénme)？

    You do not eat spicy? Then what do you mostly eat?

  5. Qiqi

    我(wǒ)大多(dàduō)吃(chī)青菜(qīngcài)。

    Mostly greens.

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)我们(wǒmen)点(diǎn)两(liǎng)个(gè)锅(guō)。

    OK, then we order two pots.

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2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)大(dà)多(duō)一(yí)个(gè)人(rén)独(dú)处(chǔ)。

Tom mostly kept to himself.

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

02

瑞(ruì)士(shì)人(rén)大(dà)多(duō)能(néng)说(shuō)三(sān)、四(sì)种(zhǒng)语(yǔ)言(yán)。

Most Swiss people can speak three or four languages.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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大
dà

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

多
duō

many; much; too many; in excess

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