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絕大部分

简绝大部分 · 繁絕大部分

Mandarin · pinyin jué dà bù fen

overwhelming majority

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絕: Look up this written character
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
部: bù · part, division, section
分: fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.
绝: jué · to cut, sever, break off, terminate

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2–4–4–5 · jue2 da4 bu4 fen5

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noun

overwhelming majority; most part

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