大都

for the most part

• tāmendàdōuxǐhuānchīlàde.

  他们大都喜欢吃辣的。🔊

  Most of them like to eat spicy food.

on the whole

• tāmendàdōushìxuésheng.

  他们大都是学生。🔊

  Most of them are students.

also pr. [da4 du1]

for the most part

• tāmendàdōuxǐhuānchīlàde.

  他们大都喜欢吃辣的。🔊

  Most of them enjoy eating spicy food.

on the whole

• tāmendàdōushìxuésheng.

  他们大都是学生。🔊

  They are mostly students.

metropolitan

• běijīngshìyígedàdū.

  北京是一个大都。🔊

  Beijing is a large metropolis.

Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing

• dàdūshìyuáncháodeshǒudū.

  大都是元朝的首都。🔊

  Dadu was the capital of the Yuan Dynasty.