大多

dàduō

adverb HSK 4 #7,413

Meanings

1 mostly; for the most part
2 most; the majority

Characters

Examples

同学们大多来自中国。

Tóngxuémen dàduō láizì Zhōngguó.

Most of the classmates are from China.

周末我大多在家休息。

Zhōumò wǒ dàduō zài jiā xiūxi.

I mostly rest at home on weekends.

这些产品大多是进口的。

Zhèxiē chǎnpǐn dàduō shì jìnkǒu de.

Most of these products are imported.

Tips

usage

大多 is interchangeable with 大多数 (dàduōshù, the majority). 大多 is an adverb placed before the verb; 大多数 is a noun phrase used before subjects.

Stroke Order

大 dà

多 duō