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大部分

dà bù fen · da bu fen

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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大(dà)部(bù)分(fen)日(Rì)本(běn)人(rén)都(dōu)以(yǐ)米(mǐ)饭(fàn)为(wéi)主(zhǔ)食(shí)。

Most Japanese live on rice.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ydcok · English by Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

大(dà)部(bù)分(fen)的(de)学(xué)生(sheng)来(lái)自(zì)西(xī)海(hǎi)岸(àn)。

The students were for the most part from the West Coast.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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big; large; great; older (than another person)

ministry; department

to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate

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