HSK · Level 7
134 words
Chinese word
大多
Pronunciation
Pinyindà duō
Meaning
- adverbmostly
Example
大多人用手机上网。dà duō rén yòng shǒu jī shàng wǎng
Most people use their phones to go online.
More examples
学生们大多认为考试很重要。xué shēng men dà duō rèn wéi kǎo shì hěn zhòng yào
Most students believe exams are important.
Core concept
Marks the larger share of a group or situation as the normal case, while allowing some exceptions.
Common phrases
大多认为dà duō rèn wéi
mostly believe
大多倾向于dà duō qīng xiàng yú
mostly tend to
Similar words
大都dà dū: Shows that almost all people or cases share the same situation or pattern.
多半duō bàn: Indicates that a certain outcome is generally the likeliest possibility.
往往wáng wǎng: Indicates a repeated tendency for something to happen in a particular situation.
通常tōng cháng: Describes the usual state or action expected under ordinary conditions.
Definition in Chinese
常用作副词，表示某种情况在大部分人或事物中普遍存在，通常置于谓语之前，相当于“多半”“通常”。cháng yòng zuò fù cí biǎo shì móu zhǒng qíng kuàng zài dà bù fèn rén huò shì wù zhōng pǔ biàn cún zài tōng cháng zhì yú wèi yǔ zhī qián xiāng dāng yú duō bàn tōng cháng
Word origin
大 (dà, "large") + 多 (duō, "many") combines broad scope with a large number, creating an adverb for what holds across the greater part of a group.
Usage tips
- Its usual position is before the predicate, so the pattern adverb + verb is a useful default for everyday sentences.