# 多半 (duōbàn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 多半 (duōbàn) means “most likely; mostly; the greater part”. It is part of the HSK 6 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: most likely; mostly; the greater part
- Pinyin: duōbàn (duo1 ban4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他还没到，多半是路上堵车了。
  Tā hái méi dào, duōbàn shì lùshang dǔchē le.
  He hasn't arrived yet; he is most likely stuck in traffic.

## Characters

- [多](https://hanziro.com/word/duo-many/) (duō): many; much
- [半](https://hanziro.com/word/ban-half/) (bàn): half

https://hanziro.com/word/duo-ban-most-likely/

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