大抵
Chinese
big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
hold up; on the whole; push against hold up; on the whole; push against; to support; to resist; to reach; to arrive; mortgage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (大抵) | 大 | 抵 | |
| simp. #(大抵) | 大 | 抵 | |
| alternative forms | 大氐 | ||
Pronunciation
Adverb
大抵
- for the most part; on the whole
- 《詩》三百篇，大抵賢聖發憤之所爲作也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Sima Qian, Letter to Ren An. 1st century BCE. Based on the translation by Burton Watson.
- “Shī” sānbǎi piān, dàdǐ xiánshèng fāfèn zhī suǒ wéizuò yě. [Pinyin]
- The three hundred poems of the Book of Odes, for the most part, were written when the sages poured out their anger and dissatisfaction.
《诗》三百篇，大抵贤圣发愤之所为作也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- basically; generally
- more or less; roughly; approximately
Synonyms
- (for the most part):
- (basically):
- (more or less):
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 大 | 抵 |
| たい Grade: 1 |
てい Grade: S |
| on’yomi | |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 大抵 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 大抵, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Usage notes
The term is mainly written in hiragana (たいてい) and the kanji spelling is rarely encountered.
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