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大半

dà bàn

2-character word

What 大半 means

1. more than half
2. greater part
3. most
4. probably
5. most likely

The characters in 大半

• 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐
• 半bànhalf; semi-; incomplete

Example sentences

• 他大半生都住在国外。
  He lived abroad for much of his life.
• 我已经活了大半辈子了。
  I've already lived most of my life.
• 汤姆花了大半早晨整理办公室。
  Tāngmǔ huā le dàbàn zǎochén zhěnglǐ bàngōngshì.
  Tom spent most of the morning straightening up his office.
• 汤姆花了大半个早晨整理办公室。
  Tom spent most of the morning straightening up his office.
• 那场火灾把邮车上的邮件烧掉了一大半。
  Nà chǎng huǒzāi bǎ yóuchē shàng de yóujiàn shāo diào le yī dàbàn.
  The mail train lost most of its mail in the fire.
• 从她的外表上看，我想她大半是个有钱人。
  Cóng tā de wàibiǎo shàng kàn, wǒ xiǎng tā dàbàn shì gè yǒuqiánrén.
  Judging from her appearance, I think that she's rich.

Words starting with 大半

• 大半夜dà bàn yèthe middle of the night