大多
dà duō
Pinyin

Definition

大多
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dà duō
  1. for the most part
  2. many
  3. most
  4. the greater part
  5. mostly

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

多
duō
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 much
  3. 3 often
  4. 4 a lot of
  5. 5 numerous
  6. 6 more
  7. 7 in excess
  8. 8 how (to what extent)
  9. 9 multi-
  10. 10 Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
多少
duō shǎo
  1. 1 number
  2. 2 amount
  3. 3 somewhat
大
dà
  1. 1 big
  2. 2 huge
  3. 3 large
  4. 4 major
  5. 5 great
  6. 6 wide
  7. 7 deep
  8. 8 older (than)
  9. 9 oldest
  10. 10 eldest
  11. 11 greatly
  12. 12 very much
  13. 13 (dialect) father
  14. 14 father's elder or younger brother
大家
dà jiā
  1. 1 everyone
  2. 2 influential family
  3. 3 great expert
大奖
dà jiǎng
  1. 1 prize
  2. 2 award

Idioms (20)

不识大体
bù shí dà tǐ
  1. 1 to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
  2. 2 to fail to grasp the big picture
不遑多让
bù huáng duō ràng
  1. 1 lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. not to be outdone
  3. 3 not to yield to one's opponents
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
  1. 1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
人多势众
rén duō shì zhòng
  1. 1 many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
  2. 2 There is safety in numbers.
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
  1. 1 minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)

Sample Sentences

比如沙漠里的动物—狮子、鸟、蜥蜴、蜘蛛、青蛙等等—大多数都有微黄的“沙漠色”作为它们的保护色；深海生物则因为红光不易穿透到深海，所以这里的鱼大多是红色的；而雪地上的动物—比如北极熊、北极兔—则会披上一层白色，让它们能安稳地藏在雪白世界中。
bǐrú shāmò lǐ de dòngwù —shīzi 、niǎo 、xīyì 、zhīzhū 、qīngwā děngděng —dàduōshù dōu yǒu wēi huáng de “shāmò sè ”zuòwéi tāmen de bǎohùsè ；shēnhǎi shēngwù zé yīnwèi hóng guāng bùyì chuāntòu dào shēnhǎi ，suǒyǐ zhèlǐ de yú dàduō shì hóngsè de ；ér xuě dì shàng de dòngwù —bǐrú běijíxióng 、běijí tù —zé huì pī shàng yī céng báisè ，ràng tāmen néng ānwěn de cáng zài xuěbái shìjiè zhōng 。
For example, in the desert, lions, birds, lizards, spiders, frogs and so on all have a light yellow “desert color” as their camouflage. Creatures in the deep ocean are often red because light cannot be easily shunned through in the deep sea. Lastly, animals that live in the snow, such as Polar Bears and Arctic Rabbits, will have a coat of white so that they can hide peacefully in the snowfield.
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老一辈明星大多靠作品吸引观众，现在的偶像却是靠营造人设来增加人气呢。
lǎoyībèi míngxīng dàduō kào zuòpǐn xīyǐn guānzhòng ，xiànzài de ǒuxiàng quèshì kào yíngzào rénshè lái zēngjiā rénqì ne 。
Most of the older generation's stars rely on works to attract audiences, but now idols rely on creating characters to increase their popularity.
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总有一种“难”，大多数妈妈都会狭路相逢避无可避，就是永远会有“别人家的孩子”，你在意或不在意，他们都明晃晃地矗立在那里。
zǒngyǒu yīzhǒng “nán ”，dàduōshù māma dōu huì xiálùxiāngféng bì wúkě bì ，jiùshì yǒngyuǎn huì yǒu “biéren jiā de háizi ”，nǐ zàiyì huò bùzàiyì ，tāmen dōu mínghuǎnghuǎng de chùlì zài nàli 。
There is a difficulty, that most moms unavoidably encounter on a narrow road, that is other family’s child. Whether you pay attention or not, they always stand there brightly.
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你常常外食餐厅食物大多放了过量的调味料和味精，你买回去那些冷冻食物、腌制肉类，加总起来的盐分也是相当可观。
nǐ chángcháng wàishí cāntīng shíwù dàduō fàng le guòliàng de tiáowèiliào hé wèijīng ，nǐ mǎi huíqu nàxiē lěngdòng shíwù 、yānzhì ròulèi ，jiāzǒng qilai de yánfèn yě shì xiāngdāng kěguān 。
You often eat out. Most restaurant food has too much seasoning and MSG. And those frozen foods and cured meats that you buy have quite a lot of salt in them when taken together.
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过去还停留在图片传播时期，网红大多是一些高颜值的俊男美女，当然还有一些是为了拍摄搏眼球图片而恶搞低俗的人。现在可不同了，网红已经成为社交媒体的话题人物、意见领袖、流行主力的统称了。
guòqù hái tíngliú zài túpiàn chuánbō shíqī ，wǎnghóng dàduō shì yīxiē gāoyánzhí de jùnnán měinǚ ，dāngrán háiyǒu yīxiē shì wèile pāishè bóyǎnqui2 túpiàn ér ègǎo dīsú de rén 。xiànzài kě bùtóng le ，wǎnghóng yǐjīng chéngwéi shèjiāoméitǐ de huàtí rénwù 、yìjiàn lǐngxiù 、liúxíng zhǔlì de tǒngchēng le 。
Previously we’d been stuck in the era of the spread of images, so the majority of Internet Stars were handsome men and pretty girls with cute faces. Of course there were a few vulgar pranksters that shot vulgar hoax images to attract attention. Now it is very different, internet stars have already become the talk of social media, opinion leaders, and are known as the leading lights of fashion.
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不是我泼你冷水啊兄弟，我慢慢给你分析啊，咱们大多数人在看待结果的时候呢，往往都会走进归因偏差的误区，可毕竟成功不能进行片面归因。
bùshì wǒ pō nǐ lěngshuǐ ā xiōngdì ，wǒ mànmàn gěi nǐ fēnxī ā ，zánmen dàduōshù rén zài kàndài jiéguǒ de shíhou ne ，wǎngwǎng dōuhuì zǒujìn guīyīn piānchā de wùqū ，kě bìjìng chénggōng bùnéng jìnxíng piànmiàn guīyīn 。
I'm not trying to rain on your parade or anything, buddy. How about I break it down for you. When the majority of us are looking to an outcome, we'll often fall into the trap of an attribution bias. Although of course even if you're successful you can't carry out subjective attribution.
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所以也是看个性，我们大多有刻板印象，其实男人中也存在着特别细心的品种的，而且男人生来比较勇敢大器，照顾孩子还可以顺便培养孩子勇敢的品格，未尝不是好事。
suǒyǐ yě shì kàn gèxìng ，wǒmen dàduō yǒu kèbǎnyìnxiàng ，qíshí nánrén zhōng yě cúnzài zhe tèbié xìxīn de pǐnzhǒng de ，érqiě nánrén shēnglái bǐjiào yǒnggǎn dàqì ，zhàogu háizi hái kěyǐ shùnbiàn péiyǎng háizi yǒnggǎn de pǐngé ，wèicháng bùshì hǎoshì 。
So it also depends on personality. We all respond to stereotypes, but actually some men are particularly meticulous, and men are more courageous and capable from birth, so they can cultivate courage in their children in bringing them up. That's not necessarily a bad thing.
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少之又少吧，绝大多数不是碌碌无为，就是社会破坏分子，成天制造骚乱暴动。
shǎozhīyòushǎo ba ，juédàduōshù bùshì lùlù wúwéi ，jiùshì shèhuì pòhuài fènzǐ ，chéngtiān zhìzào sāoluàn bàodòng 。
Very few, no? The majority, if they don't become talentless wasters, become anti-social members of society, causing trouble and disturbances.
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诶，这可不好说，据我个人观察呢，时下年轻人确实喜欢寻求各种美食新体验，不过大多数充其量也就是吃货。
èi ，zhè kě bùhǎoshuō ，jù wǒ gèrén guānchá ne ，shíxià niánqīngrén quèshí xǐhuan xúnqiú gèzhǒng měishí xīn tǐyàn ，bùguò dàduōshù chōngqíliàng yějiùshì chīhuò 。
Agh, it's not really that easy to say. In my own view, young people these days really do like to seek out new dining experiences, but the majority of people at most are foodies.
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