Chinese

大都

/tä⁵¹ tu⁵⁵/
for the most part; on the whole; mostly
  • HSK 5
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese大 “of great size; big; large; huge”
  • characterChinese都 “metropolis; large city”
    • soundChinese者 “Used at the end of a command.”
    • meaningChinese邑 “state; country; nation”
      • ideaChinese囗 “box, enclosure”
      • ideaChinese卪 “joint; node”

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