大部分

• 拼音: dà bù fen
• 汉字拆解: 大 = pictograph of a person with arms spread — big; 部 = section; 分 = 八 (divide) + 刀 (knife) — to divide into parts

含义

Most; the majority; the greater part. Refers to the larger portion of a group or quantity.

Used as a noun or adverbial modifier to describe the larger part of something. Can modify both countable and uncountable nouns. Similar to 大多数 but slightly broader in application.

例句

1. 大部分学生都通过了考试。
2. 他把大部分时间花在了工作上。
3. 这些苹果大部分都很新鲜。

用法指南

语境: description, statistics, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 大部分人都同意这个方案。(Most people agree with this plan.)
• 他的大部分朋友都在北京。(Most of his friends are in Beijing.)

错误说法

• 不要混淆大部分和全部 — 大部分 means most but not all, while 全部 means everything. Saying 大部分 implies some exceptions exist.

起源与历史

Compound of 大 (big, great) and 部分 (part, portion). Literally means the big or larger portion.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal