大都

dà dū

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Adverb Uncommon

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大都

dà dū Adverb Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing; for the most part

大都

dà dōu for the most part; on the whole

Definitions

1. Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing
2. for the most part
3. on the whole
4. metropolitan

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 有时 yǒu shí 有时 yǒu shí sometimes 表示不总是: sometimes

Related words

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• 全都 quán dōu 全都 quán dōu all 对比全部与大多数: all

Synonyms

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• 多半 duō bàn 多半 duō bàn most 表示大多数情况下如此: most
• 通常 tōng cháng 通常 tōng cháng regular 表示一般情况: regular

Usage notes

Collocations

Frequently used in written Chinese or formal speech; in informal settings, 大多数 or 大部分 are more common.

Common mistakes

大都 is used to generalize about a group or situation, not to mean 'mostly' in the sense of 'mainly' for an individual action. It often appears before a verb or adjective and requires a plural or collective subject.

Example Sentences

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这些问题 大都 已经解决了。

Most of these problems have already been solved.

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Words Containing 大都

• 大都市 大都市 dà dū shì: metropolis
• 大都市地区 大都市地区 dà dū shì dì qū: metropolitan area
• 大都会 大都会 dà dū huì: major city

Child Words of 大都

• 大 大 dà: big; large; great
• 大 大 dài: see 大夫[dài fu]
• 都 都 dōu: all; both; entirely
• 都 都 dū: capital city