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八成
bāchéng
Description
"八成"有两个意思：一个是百分之八十，另一个是说"很可能"。
"八成" has two meanings: one is eighty percent, the other means "very likely."
我们平时说话常常用它来猜一件事情。
We often use it in daily speech to guess something.
Meanings
八成bāchéng
most likely; probably (adverb)
他还没来，八成是忘了。
He hasn't come yet; most likely he forgot.
八成bāchéng
eighty percent; eight-tenths
这次考试八成的人都过了。
Most people passed this exam.
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Notes
- Nuance
as "probably," 八成 is colloquial and expresses fairly high confidence, similar to 大概 or 很可能.
- Etymology
八 (eight) + 成 (a tenth/degree), literally "eight parts out of ten."
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