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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

大部分 [dàbùfen]
  1. 1. noun An amount more than half;most
    我省大部分地区昨晚普降瑞雪。
    A large area of the province had an auspicious snowfall last night.
  2. 2. adjective most

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

大部分 [dàbùfen]
  1. 1. 指占总数一半以上的数量。

Examples

这个系正处在青黄不接的时期,青年教师大部分还没有成长起来。
This department is in a period of crisis right now, because most of the young teachers are still inexperienced.
我们班大部分同学选修欧洲史。
Most of the students of our class take European history as an elective course.
大学生大部分在校住宿。
Most college students are boarders.
犯有罪错的大部分人员是可以改邪归正的。
Most of those who have committed crimes are capable of turning over a new leaf.
这些古老的建筑大部分有“滴水”这个装置。
Most of these old buildings are equipped with dripstones.
中国的古代建筑大部分都有一个很大的顶子。
Most buildings in ancient China had a huge roof.
这个部队的战士,大部分来自东三省。
Soldiers of this army are mainly from the three provinces of northeast China (Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang Provinces).
他的发言涵盖了这个领域的大部分热点话题。
His speech covers most of the hot topics in the field.
北方的大部分城市居民都是汉民。
Most citizens in Northern Chinese cities belong to the Han ethnic majority.

Word Decomposition


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