十之八九
shí zhī bā jiǔ
Pinyin

Definition

十之八九
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shí zhī bā jiǔ
  1. most likely
  2. mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)
  3. vast majority

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

之
zhī
  1. 1 (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
  2. 2 him
  3. 3 her
  4. 4 it
之前
zhī qián
  1. 1 before
  2. 2 prior to
  3. 3 ago
  4. 4 previously
  5. 5 beforehand
之后
zhī hòu
  1. 1 afterwards
  2. 2 following
  3. 3 later
  4. 4 after
之间
zhī jiān
  1. 1 between
  2. 2 among
  3. 3 inter-
九
jiǔ
  1. 1 nine
  2. 2 9

Idioms (20)

一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
  1. 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
一传十，十传百
yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi
  1. 1 news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
  2. 2 an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)
一年之计在于春
yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn
  1. 1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
  2. 2 early planning is the key to success

Sample Sentences

十之八九
shízhībājiǔ
Lit: Eight or nine out of ten. Fig: Likely.
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明天十之八九会下雨。
míngtiān shízhībājiǔ huì xiàyǔ 。
It's likely to rain tomorrow.
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他十之八九会来。
tā shízhībājiǔ huì lái 。
He is likely to come.
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人生不如意，十之八九，丧一点不是正常的吗？
rénshēng bù rúyì ，shízhībājiǔ ，sāng yìdiǎn búshi zhèngcháng de ma ？
Life is not smooth sailing, nine out of ten, is it not normal to be slightly depressed?
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