多半 duōbàn most
most; mostly; most likely
How to remember 多半: 多 many + 半 half = most.
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How it is used
- Mostly / more than half, and by extension 'most likely' - 多半是他忘了 (duōbàn shì tā wàng le) he probably forgot; 客人多半走了 (kèrén duōbàn zǒu le) most of the guests have left.
- Two senses flow together: 'the greater part' and the resulting inference 'in all likelihood'. Colloquial.