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大部分

daai6 bou6 fan6

a big portion; mostly; the majority; a big section

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 5,180,000

大部分

大 daai6 da4 dai4 - big
部 bou6 bu4 pou3 - classifier for machines; section; part
分 fan1 fan6 fen1 fen4 - divide

This word was added by tym on 10th Aug 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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