HSK 2 · Quantities

大多数

dà duō shù

the vast majority

Stroke order of 大多数

3 characters, 22 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

大 · 3 strokes 多 · 6 strokes 数 · 13 strokes

Memory trick

大 big, 多 two evenings stacked, 数 counting: a big many in the count.

Parts: 大 big + 多 many + 数 number

The characters in 大多数

大 dà — big; large (3 strokes)
多 duō — many; much (6 strokes)
数 shǔ — to count (13 strokes)

Example sentence

大多数孩子喜欢吃糖。

The vast majority of kids like candy.

Words with 大

大学university 大学生college student 大big; large 不大not very; not often 大人adult; grown-up 大家everyone 长大to grow up 大自然nature 大海sea; ocean 大声loudly 大门main gate 大衣overcoat 大部分most; the greater part 大量a large amount 大小size 大大greatly 大夫doctor 大使馆embassy

Words with 多

多少how many; how much 多many; much 多云cloudy 多久how long 多数majority 许多many; a lot of 好多many; a lot 差不多almost; about the same 多么how (very)

Words with 数

分数score; mark 数to count 数字number; digit 多数majority 少数minority 人数number of people 数量quantity; amount 数学mathematics

More words: Quantities

数to count 数字number; digit 一共altogether 部分part 大部分most; the greater part 一部分a part 多数majority 少数minority 人数number of people 人口population 大量a large amount 许多many; a lot of 好多many; a lot 不少quite a lot

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