大都

Dà dū

HSK 6

Meaning

Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing
for the most part
on the whole
also pr. [da4 du1]
for the most part
on the whole
metropolitan

Definition

大部分，大多数。

mostly, for the most part.

Usage

用作副词，表示大部分情况或多数。

Used as an adverb to indicate the majority of cases or most.

Examples

1 同学们大都喜欢运动。 (Most of the classmates like sports.)
2 这些书大都很有趣。 (These books are mostly interesting.)
3 他们大都来自北方。 (Most of them come from the north.)
4 这里的居民大都是老人。 (Most of the residents here are elderly.)
5 问题大都解决了。 (Most of the problems have been solved.)

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