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title: "Dadou Meaning: 大都 (dàdōu) Means “mostly”"
description: "大都 (dàdōu) means “mostly; for the most part”. Hear its tones, see what 大 and 都 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadou"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 大都 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

大都 dàdōu

## mostly; for the most part

## It can also mean

- Dadu (capital of the Yuan dynasty, present-day Beijing)

## Its characters

1. 大 dà big
2. 都 dōu all

## In a sentence

来这里的游客大都是年轻人。 The tourists who come here are mostly young people.

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## More words with 大 or 都

- [大巴 dàbā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daba)
- [大臣 dàchén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dachen)
- [大大 dàdà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dada)
- [大胆 dàdǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadan)
- [大地 dàdì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadi)
- [大多 dàduō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daduo)
- [大方 dàfang](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dafang)
- [大幅 dàfú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dafu)
- [大概 dàgài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dagai)
- [大会 dàhuì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dahui)

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