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多数

duō shù

HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word Traditional 多數

多数 (duō shù) means "majority; most". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 多数 means

1. majority; most

The characters in 多数

• 多duōmany; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd
• 数shùnumber; figure; several; a few

Words starting with 多数

• 多数决duō shù juémajority decision
• 多数党duō shù dǎngmajority party

Words containing 多数

• 大多数dà duō shù(great) majority
• 绝大多数jué dà duō shùthe vast majority
• 绝对多数jué duì duō shùabsolute majority
• 绝对大多数jué duì dà duō shùabsolute majority

Sounds the same

Read duō shù, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 多束multibeam (e.g. laser)

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