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Chinese[edit]
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many; much; a lot of many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi-
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half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
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trad. (多半)
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多
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半
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simp. #(多半)
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多
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半
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Pronunciation[edit]
多半
- probably; most likely
如果一件事情好到不像是真的,多半不是真的。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]- Rúguǒ yī jiàn shìqíng hǎo dào bù xiàng shì zhēn de, duōbàn bù shì zhēn de. [Pinyin]
- If something sounds too good to be true it probably is.
Synonyms[edit]
- 博濟/博济 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 多半兒/多半儿 (duōbànr) (Beijing Mandarin)
- 大半 (dàbàn)
- 大概 (dàgài)
- 大約/大约 (dàyuē)
- 大約摸/大约摸 (dàyuēmō) (colloquial)
- 想必 (xiǎngbì)
- 無慮/无虑 (wúlǜ) (literary)
多半
- more than half; the greater part
Synonyms[edit]