大半

dàbàn
  1. more than half
  2. greater part
  3. most
  4. probably
  5. most likely

CEDICT

  1. more than half; the greater part
  2. very likely; most probably

Wiktionary

  1. 过半数、大多数。
  2. 大概。如：「我想他大半不会来了。」也作「多半」。

重編國語辭典

Examples

我已经活了大半辈子了。

I've already lived most of my life.

Source: Tatoeba

汤姆花了大半箇早晨整理办公室。

Tom spent most of the morning straightening up his office.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 大 dà
  1. big; large; great
  2. older (than another person)
  3. eldest (as in 大姐 dàjiě)
  4. greatly; freely; fully
  5. (dialect) father
  6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
2 半 bàn
  1. half
  2. semi-
  3. incomplete
  4. (after a number) and a half

Containing this entry

大半夜 dàbànyè the middle of the night
大半生 dàbànshēng
大半天 dàbàntiān
一大半 yīdàbàn

Related entries

半数以上 bànshùyǐshàng more than half
太半 tàibàn
  1. more than half
  2. a majority
  3. most
  4. mostly
泰半 tàibàn
  1. more than half
  2. a majority
  3. most
  4. mostly
过半 guòbàn
  1. over fifty percent
  2. more than half
有過半數的居民反對這個計劃。

More than half the residents are opposed to the plan.

Source: Tatoeba

多半 duōbàn
  1. most
  2. mostly
  3. most likely
至 zhì
  1. to arrive
  2. most
  3. to
  4. until
水至清则无鱼。

Clear water breeds no fish.

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大多 dàduō
  1. for the most part
  2. many
  3. most
  4. the greater part
  5. mostly
汤姆大多一个人独处。

Tom mostly kept to himself.

Source: Tatoeba

泰 tài
  1. safe
  2. peaceful
  3. most
  4. grand
泰德喜歡吹小號。

Ted likes playing the trumpet.

Source: Tatoeba

顶 dǐng
  1. apex
  2. crown of the head
  3. top
  4. roof
  5. most
  6. to carry on the head
  7. to push to the top
  8. to go against
  9. to replace
  10. to substitute
  11. to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc)
  12. (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile
  13. classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc
這頂帽多少錢？

What is the price of this cap?

How much is this hat?

How much does this hat cost?

Source: Tatoeba

横是 héngshi
  1. probably
  2. most likely
莫不是 mòbùshì
  1. probably
  2. perhaps
  3. could it be that...?
大概 dàgài
  1. roughly
  2. probably
  3. rough
  4. approximate
  5. about
  6. general idea
我大概懂了。

I sort of understand.

Source: Tatoeba

大约 dàyuē
  1. approximately
  2. probably
大約吧。

Approximately.

Source: Tatoeba

想必 xiǎngbì
  1. presumably
  2. probably
  3. in all likelihood
  4. surely
依稀 yīxī
  1. vaguely
  2. dimly
  3. probably
  4. very likely
我依稀記得見過他。

I vaguely remember meeting him.

Source: Tatoeba

容或 rónghuò
  1. perhaps
  2. maybe
  3. probably
该 gāi
  1. should
  2. ought to
  3. probably
  4. must be
  5. to deserve
  6. to owe
  7. to be sb's turn to do sth
  8. that
  9. the above-mentioned
該走了。

It's time to go.

Source: Tatoeba

光景 guāngjǐng
  1. circumstances
  2. scene
  3. about
  4. probably
令人震惊的光景让了他吓得发抖。

The terrible scene made him tremble in fear.

Source: Tatoeba

有可能 yǒukěnéng
  1. possible
  2. probable
  3. possibly
  4. probably
  5. may
  6. might
有可能吗？

Would that be possible?

Source: Tatoeba

十之八九 shízhībājiǔ
  1. most likely
  2. mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)
  3. vast majority
十有八九 shíyǒubājiǔ
  1. most likely
  2. mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)
  3. vast majority
他十有八九不會準時來。

There is not much possibility of his coming on time.

Source: Tatoeba

八成 bāchéng
  1. eighty percent
  2. most probably
  3. most likely
天氣八成在一個小時之內就會放晴。

Ten to one it'll clear up in an hour or so.

Source: Tatoeba