大部

大部

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	ministry; department; section ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; (a measure word); (a measure word for works of literature, films, machines, etc.)
simp. and trad. (大部)		大	部

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàbù

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ bou⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: dàbù
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahbuh
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàbù
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 大埔 大步

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: daai⁶ bou⁶
    • Yale: daaih bouh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ bou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ bou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /täːi̯²² pou̯²²/

Noun

大部

1. the majority; most; the greater part; the bulk

   Synonyms: 大部分 (dàbùfèn)

   • 打得好，可能全部或大部或一部消滅他；打不好，也給他一個大的殺傷。 [MSC, trad.]
     打得好，可能全部或大部或一部消灭他；打不好，也给他一个大的杀伤。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1938, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論持久戰》 (On Protracted War), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

     Dǎ de hǎo, kěnéng quánbù huò dàbù huò yībù xiāomiè tā; dǎ bu hǎo, yě gěi tā yīge dà de shāshāng. [Pinyin]

     If we fight well, we may destroy the entire enemy force or the greater part or some part of it, and even if we do not fight so well, we may still inflict heavy casualties.

2. large book; monumental work; weighty tome

   Synonyms: 大部頭／大部头 (dàbùtóu)

Adjective

大部

1. (of works) large; huge; voluminous

   Synonyms: 大部頭／大部头 (dàbùtóu)