大半

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Japanese [edit]

Kanji in this term

Noun [edit]

大半 (hiragana たいはん, romaji taihan)

  1. the greater part, most of

Mandarin [edit]

simpl. and trad.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: [ ta˥˩pan˥˩ ]

Adverb [edit]

大半 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin dàbàn)

  1. (Intermediate Mandarin) very likely; most probably

Noun [edit]

大半 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin dàbàn)

  1. (Intermediate Mandarin) more than half; the greater part

References [edit]

  • 1985, Jingrong (ed.) Wu, The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English), Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, ISBN 0471867969:
  • 2000, Jingmin (ed.) Shao, HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English), Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers, ISBN 7561720785:
  • "大半" (in Mandarin/English), Dr. eye. URL accessed on 2008-07-23.