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、大多數。南朝梁．劉勰《文心雕龍．雜文》：「觀其大抵所歸，莫不高談宮館。」《紅樓夢．第一回》：「大抵也因劫數，於是接二連三，牽五掛四，將一條街燒得如火燄山一般。」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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