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Chinese
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many; much; a lot of many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi- |
half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half |
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多
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半
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| simp. #(多半)
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多
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半
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Pronunciation
Adverb
多半
- probably; most likely
如果一件事情好到不像是真的，多半不是真的。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]- Rúguǒ yī jiàn shìqíng hǎo dào bù xiàng shì zhēn de, duōbàn bù shì zhēn de.
- If something sounds too good to be true it probably is.
Synonyms
- 博濟／博济 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 多半兒／多半儿 (duōbànr) (Beijing Mandarin)
- 大半 (dàbàn)
- 大概 (dàgài)
- 大約／大约 (dàyuē)
- 大約摸／大约摸 (dàyuēmō) (colloquial)
- 想必 (xiǎngbì)
- 無慮／无虑 (wúlǜ) (literary)
Noun
多半
- more than half; the greater part
Synonyms