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大都

Dà dū / dà dōu / dà dū
HSK 5

English Meaning

(Dà dū) Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing | (dà dōu) for the most part; on the whole; also pr. [dà dū] | (dà dū) for the most part; on the whole; metropolitan

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
包哥 我从小到大都没中过奖 正常发挥
HSK 5 00:03
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“Don't worry about me not winning anything; I am totally used to having zero luck.”

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你看这小唐也没有抽到呀

“Look, Tang hasn't either.”

“Bao, I've never won anything. As expected.”

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没事 越到后边奖越大

“It's fine. Bigger prizes come later.”

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月俸也大都寄回家了
HSK 6 00:02
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回来也只是睡个觉 何况家里老小的开销大

“and only comes back to sleep. Besides, he sends most of his income back home”

“to support his entire family.”

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这屋子阴冷潮湿 衣服也有霉味

“The room is cold and damp. The clothes smell musty. Is there no place to air and dry them?”

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近身肉搏大都以速度见长
HSK 6 00:01
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上了战场 我打不过你的

“On the battlefield, I couldn't beat you.”

“Close combat relies mostly on speed.”

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你擅用短刃

“You're good with short blades,”

《逐玉》 · crisis_and_conflict
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