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大部分

dàbùfen

most; the greater part

A cake with one slice removed
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Characters in this word

大 dà

Strokes
3
Radical
大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
Made of
一 one 人 man, person
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

部 bù

Strokes
10
Radical
阝 — place, town, city
Made of
咅 to spit out 阝 place, town, city
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

分 fēn

Strokes
4
Radical
刀 — knife
Made of
八 eight 刀 knife
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 大部分人来了。 Dà bù fen rén lái le. Most people came.
  • 大部分菜很辣。 Dà bù fen cài hěn là. Most dishes are spicy.
  • 我懂大部分。 Wǒ dǒng dà bù fen. I understand most of it.

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