大都

dàdōu

adverb HSK 5 #17,743

Meanings

1 mostly; for the most part

Characters

Literally ‘greatly all’ — mostly, for the most part

Examples

学生们大都同意这个方案。

Xuéshēng men dàdōu tóngyì zhège fāng'àn.

Most of the students agree with this plan.

来的人大都是年轻人。

Lái de réndà dōu shì niánqīngrén.

Most of the people who came are young people.

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.

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