大抵

dàdǐ
  1. generally speaking
  2. by and large
  3. for the most part

CEDICT

  1. basically; generally
  2. for the most part; on the whole
  3. more or less; roughly; approximately

Wiktionary

大概、大多数。南朝梁．刘勰《文心凋龙．杂文》：「观其大抵所归，莫不高谈宫馆。」《红楼梦．第一回》：「大抵也因劫数，于是接二连三，牵五挂四，将一条街烧得如火燄山一般。」也作「大氐」。

重編國語辭典

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 抵 dǐ
  1. to press against; to support; to prop up
  2. to resist; to withstand
  3. to be equal to; to match
  4. to balance; to offset
  5. to mortgage
  6. to make up for; to compensate for
  7. to arrive at; to reach
  8. to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. zhǐ)

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一般来说 yībānláishuō generally speaking
一般來說，狼不會攻擊人。

Wolves won't usually attack people.

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一般来讲 yībānláijiǎng generally speaking
一般而言 yībānéryán generally speaking
一般而言，日本人很害羞。

Generally, Japanese people are shy.

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一般说来 yībānshuōlái
  1. generally speaking
  2. in general
一般说来，男生的肌肉比女生发达。

Generally speaking, men are physically stronger than women.

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总的来说 zǒngdeláishuō
  1. generally speaking
  2. to sum up
  3. in summary
  4. in short
总的来说，我对这个结果很满意。

On the whole I am satisfied with the result.

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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.

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大都 dàdōu
  1. for the most part
  2. on the whole
  3. also pr. dàdū
湯姆的朋友大都沒你高。

You're taller than most of Tom's friends.

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大都 dàdū
  1. for the most part
  2. on the whole
  3. metropolitan
湯姆的朋友大都沒你高。

You're taller than most of Tom's friends.

Source: Tatoeba