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多半
duōbàn
Description
"多半"的意思是"很可能"或者"大部分"，我们说一件事"多半"会发生，就是觉得它很有可能发生。
"多半" means "very likely" or "most of the time"; when we say something will "多半" happen, we think it is very likely to occur.
Meanings
多半duōbàn
probably; most likely
他没来，多半是病了。
He didn't come; most likely he's sick.
多半duōbàn
most; the greater part
这些书多半是我买的。
Most of these books were bought by me.
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Notes
- Etymology
多 (many) + 半 (half), literally 'more than half', hence 'mostly/probably'.
- Nuance
as an adverb it expresses likely inference, softer than 一定 (certainly).
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