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What does 多半 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

多半 duōbàn

most likely; probably

It can also mean

  • more than half; most

Its characters

  1. 多 duō (used after a number) over
  2. 半 bàn half

In a sentence

天这么黑,多半要下雨了。 It's so dark, it's probably going to rain.

他多半会马上回答:“造纸术、印刷术、火药和指南针!

From 四大发明是谁说的? · Who named the Four Great Inventions of China?

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