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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

大都 [dàdū]
  1. 1. adverb Mostly, largely.
    新来的这些孩子,大都十二三岁。
    Most of the incoming children are twelve or thirteen years old.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

大都 [dàdū]
  1. 1. 绝大部分;基本上
    他们大都是刚进入军校的学员。

Examples

现在的女孩子大都怕胖。
Most girls are afraid of being overweight.
现在的游船大都用脚蹬代替了船桨。
Most of the pleasure-boats now have replaced paddles with pedals.
旧时的破落文人大都一幅寒酸相。
Scholars in decline in the past looked miserable, and shabby.
瓜类作物大都属蔓生植物。
这些地现在大都抛荒了。
Most of them speak English or German or both.
他们大都会说英语或者德语,或者两种语言都会。
She was brought up with no fear of animals.
她从小到大都不怕动物。
Most of what you say is beside the question at issue.
你的话大都无关主题。
I was busy with friends at school and saw him less and less.
我在学校里大都和朋友们在一起,越来越少地见到他了。

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