What does 大都 mean in Chinese?

大都 (dà dū) means "for the most part; on the whole; metropolitan" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 5 word.

How do you pronounce 大都?

大都 is pronounced "dà dū" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

What characters make up 大都?

大都 is made up of the characters 大, 都. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

How do you write 大都?

You can practice writing 大都 using our stroke order tool.

大都 (dà dū), for the most part

大都

dà dū

for the most part; on the whole; metropolitan

HSK 5

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大都

Definitions

for the most part
on the whole
metropolitan

Example Sentences

同学们大都考上了大学。

Tóngxuémen dàdū kǎo shàng le dàxué

Most of the classmates got into college

Related Words

大多(dà duō)· for the most part

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大半(dà bàn)· more than half

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大抵(dà dǐ)· generally speaking

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以偏概全(yǐ piān gài quán)· (lit.) to take a part for the whole

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 3.0: Level 5

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