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大都
dà dōu
大都 (Dà dū) means "Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing; for the most part; on the whol". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.
What 大都 means
- for the most part
- on the whole
- also pr. dà dū
How 大都 is used in grammar
大都 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.
- Scope Adverb: 大都 (HSK 5)
The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 6, adverbs (范围副词).
Other readings
- dà dūfor the most part; on the whole; metropolitan
- Dà dūDadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing
The characters in 大都
- 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐
- 都dōuall; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already
Words starting with 大都
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- The four tones and the neutral tone, to read dà dōu correctly.
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