大半 [－－]

Jyutping daai6 bun3
Pinyin dà bàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. more than half
  2. greater part
  3. most
  4. probably
  5. most likely
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    多過​一半
    more than a half; the greater part of; most of; majority
    • 我成大半個月冇見過阿明喇。
      我成大半个月冇见过阿明喇。
      ngo5 seng4 daai6 bun3 go3 jyut6 mou5 gin3 gwo3 aa3 ming4 laa3.
      I haven't seen Ming for the best part of a month.
    • 一大半人都反對佢嘅諗法。
      一大半人都反对佢嘅谂法。
      jat1 daai6 bun3 jan4 dou1 faan2 deoi3 keoi5 ge3 nam2 faat3.
      The majority of people disagree with his opinion.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    more than half; the greater part
  2. adv
    very likely; most probably
    (syn.) 大概, 大约, 想必, 大約摸, 多半兒, 多半儿, 大约摸, 大約
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他大半生都住在国外。
    他大半生都住在國外。
    tā dà bàn shēng dōu zhù zài guó wài 。
    • He lived abroad for much of his life.
  2. Mandarin
    我的人生已过去了大半。
    我的人生已過去了大半。
    wǒ de rén shēng yǐ guò qù le dà bàn 。
    • The better half of my life is gone.
    • The largest part of my life is already gone.
  3. Mandarin
    从她的外表上看，我想她大半是个有钱人。
    從她的外表上看，我想她大半是個有錢人。
    cóng tā de wài biǎo shàng kàn ， wǒ xiǎng tā dà bàn shì gè yǒu qián rén 。
    • Judging from her appearance, I think that she's rich.
  4. Mandarin
    那场火灾把邮车上的邮件烧掉了一大半。
    那場火災把郵車上的郵件燒掉了一大半。
    nà chǎng huǒ zāi bǎ yóu chē shàng de yóu jiàn shāo diào le yī dà bàn 。
    • The mail train lost most of its mail in the fire.
  5. Mandarin
    汤姆花了大半个早晨整理办公室。
    湯姆花了大半箇早晨整理辦公室。
    tāng mǔ huā le dà bàn gè zǎo chén zhěng lǐ bàn gōng shì 。
    • Tom spent most of the morning straightening up his office.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我成大半个月冇见过阿明喇。
    我成大半個月冇見過阿明喇。
    ngo5 seng4 daai6 bun3 go3 jyut6 mou5 gin3 gwo3 aa3 ming4 laa3.
    • I haven't seen Ming for the best part of a month.
  2. Cantonese
    一大半人都反对佢嘅谂法。
    一大半人都反對佢嘅諗法。
    jat1 daai6 bun3 jan4 dou1 faan2 deoi3 keoi5 ge3 nam2 faat3.
    • The majority of people disagree with his opinion.
  3. Cantonese
    美国开国元勋当中大半都有理神论嘅倾向。
    美國開國元勛當中大半都有理神論嘅傾向。
    mei5 gwok3 hoi1 gwok3 jyun4 fan1 dong1 zung1 daai6 bun3 dou1 jau5 lei5 san4 leon6 ge3 king1 hoeng3
    • Most of the American Founding Fathers had inclination towards deism.
  4. Cantonese
    扭屎忽花扭咗大半日，份project郁都无郁过，点做野呀你？
    扭屎忽花扭咗大半日，份project郁都無郁過，點做野呀你？
    nau2 si2 fat1 faa1 nau2 zo2 daai6 bun3 jat6, fan6 po1 zek4 juk1 dou1 mou5 juk1 gwo3, dim2 zou6 je5 aa3 nei5
    • You've been shifting responsibilities for the whole day, and no progress has been made. What's up with you?
  5. Cantonese
    几个委员互选嘅时候都你推我让，结果搞咗大半日都选唔到主席。
    幾個委員互選嘅時候都你推我讓，結果搞咗大半日都選唔到主席。
    • The committee deferred to one another when electing. That's why they couldn't come up with any one of them to be the chairman even if they spend the whole evening on this matter.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    南苏丹约400万人流离失所，全国大半人民食不果腹，而冲突各方数次签署的停火协议多数沦为废纸，和平遥遥无期。
    南蘇丹約400萬人流離失所，全國大半人民食不果腹，而衝突各方數次簽署的停火協議多數淪為廢紙，和平遙遙無期。
    nán sū dān yuē ４００ wàn rén liú lí shī suǒ ， quán guó dà bàn rén mín shí bù guǒ fù ， ér chōng tū gè fāng shù cì qiān shǔ de tíng huǒ xié yì duō shù lún wéi fèi zhǐ ， hé píng yáo yáo wú qī ．
    • X