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title: "Duoban Meaning: 多半 (duōbàn) Means “most likely”"
description: "多半 (duōbàn) means “most likely; probably”. Hear its tones, see what 多 and 半 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duoban"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 多半 mean?

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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?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-four-great-inventions-of-china#library-word-24-26)

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## More words with 多 or 半

- [半岛 bàndǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bandao)
- [半导体 bàndǎotǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bandaoti)
- [半斤八两 bànjīn-bāliǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banjinbaliang)
- [半天 bàntiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bantian)
- [半夜 bànyè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banye)
- [差不多 chàbuduō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chabuduo)
- [大多 dàduō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daduo)
- [多么 duōme](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duome)
- [多媒体 duōméitǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duomeiti)
- [多少 duōshao](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duoshao)

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