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大都

dàdōu
adverb HSK 6 #17,743

Meanings

  1. 1 mostly; for the most part

Characters

大
dà
big; great
都
dōu
all; entirely
Literally ‘greatly all’ - mostly, for the most part

Examples

HSK 3
来的人大都是年轻人。
Lái de rén dàdōu shì niánqīngrén.
Most of the people who came are young people.
HSK 4
他的作品大都是关于爱情的。
Tā de zuòpǐn dàdōu shì guānyú àiqíng de.
Most of his works are about love.
HSK 5
学生们大都同意这个方案。
Xuésheng men dàdōu tóngyì zhège fāng'àn.
Most of the students agree with this plan.

Tips

grammar
As an adverb meaning 'mostly,' it's dà dōu (1st tone on 都). Don't confuse with 大都 (Dàdū), the Yuan Dynasty name for Beijing, where 都 is pronounced dū.

Stroke Order

大 dà
都 dōu