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多半 (duō bàn): Most (Numeral, Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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多 • duō • many; much; more than; how • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
duō
多
many; much; more than; how
半 • bàn • half • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
bàn
半
half
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 多半.
Words with
多
多少
duō shao
how much/many?
多么
duō me
how ...
好多
hǎo duō
many
多数
duō shù
majority; most
多样
duō yàng
diverse
许多
xǔ duō
many
差不多
chà bu duō
almost
众多
zhòng duō
numerous
Words with
半
一半
yī bàn
half
半天
bàn tiān
half of the day
半夜
bàn yè
midnight
半途而废
bàn tú ér fèi
give up halfway; leave something unfinished
半岛
bàn dǎo
Peninsula
半径
bàn jīng
Radius
半数
bàn shù
Half of a number / half the amount
过半
guò bàn
Over half
4.
How to Use 多半 in Sentences
Adjective + Noun
duō
多
bàn
半
shí
时
jiān
间
neutral
most of the time
duō
多
bàn
半
de
的
rén
人
neutral
most people
Adverb + Verb
duō
多
bàn
半
shì
是
neutral
most likely is
5.
Example Sentences with 多半
tā
他
duō
多
bàn
半
zài
在
jiā
家
。
duō
多
bàn
半
huì
会
neutral
most likely will
He is probably at home.
gēn
根
jù
据
yǐ
以
wǎng
往
de
的
jīng
经
yàn
验
，
tā
他
duō
多
bàn
半
huì
会
tóng
同
yì
意
zhè
这
ge
个
tí
提
yì
议
。
Based on past experience, he will most likely agree to this proposal.
suī
虽
rán
然
tā
他
hěn
很
nǔ
努
lì
力
，
dàn
但
zhè
这
cì
次
shī
失
bài
败
duō
多
bàn
半
bú
不
shì
是
tā
他
de
的
zé
责
rèn
任
。
Although he worked very hard, this failure is most likely not his responsibility.
kǎo
考
lǜ
虑
dào
到
tiān
天
qì
气
hé
和
jiāo
交
tōng
通
zhuàng
状
kuàng
况
，
wǒ
我
men
们
duō
多
bàn
半
huì
会
tuī
推
chí
迟
chū
出
fā
发
shí
时
jiān
间
。
Considering the weather and traffic conditions, we will most likely postpone our departure time.
bié
别
dān
担
xīn
心
，
tā
他
duō
多
bàn
半
zhǐ
只
shì
是
mí
迷
lù
路
le
了
，
hěn
很
kuài
快
jiù
就
huì
会
zhǎo
找
dào
到
zhè
这
lǐ
里
de
的
。
Don't worry, he most likely just got lost and will find his way here soon.
