No. 1,452 in Chinese
大多
"大多" means "mostly" or "for the most part."
In a sentence
在这个村庄里，大多居民从事农业工作。
In this village, most residents are engaged in agricultural work.
'大多' here is used to indicate that the majority of a group, 'residents', engages in the specified activity, 'agricultural work'.
这个商场出售的商品大多价格合理。
The products sold in this shopping mall are mostly reasonably priced.
'大多' here suggests that a significant portion of the items, 'products', are priced affordably, emphasizing their collective characteristics.
冬季的天气大多寒冷多雪。
Winter weather is mostly cold and snowy.
'大多' in this context conveys that the predominant conditions during winter are cold and snowy, focusing on the typical patterns or traits seen during that season.
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