🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

大部分

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dà bù fen

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bulk/bʌlk/
nounadjectiveverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1450 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"大部分的工作已经完成了。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The largest part or greater portion of something.

    "The bulk of the work was completed by Friday afternoon."
  2. 2

    A large mass, size, or quantity of something.

    "He used his bulk to push open the heavy wooden door."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English 'bulke', likely from Old Norse 'búlki' meaning a cargo or heap. Historically used in nautical contexts to describe the cargo space of a ship before expanding into general use for large size, mass, or the major portion of something.

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