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大多数

dàduōshù

the majority; most

Many people around one outsider
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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

多 duō

Strokes
6
Radical
夕 — evening, night, dusk
Made of
夕 evening, night, dusk 夕 evening, night, dusk
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

数 shǔ

Strokes
13
Radical
攵 — to rap, to tap
Made of
娄 a constellation 攵 to rap, to tap
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 大多数人同意。 Dà duō shù rén tóng yì. Most people agree.
  • 大多数学生来了。 Dà duō shù xué sheng lái le. Most students came.
  • 大多数菜不辣。 Dà duō shù cài bú là. Most dishes are not spicy.

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