大都

dàdū
  1. for the most part
  2. on the whole
  3. metropolitan

CEDICT

Homographs

大都 Dàdū Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing
大都 dàdōu
  1. for the most part
  2. on the whole
  3. also pr. dàdū

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 都 dū
  1. capital city
  2. metropolis