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十之八九

shí zhī bā jiǔ

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Definitions

  1. 1. most likely
  2. 2. mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)
  3. 3. vast majority

Child Words of 十之八九

九
jiǔ

nine

十
shí

ten

八
bā

eight; 8

之
zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])