大批 dàpī large quantities of
How to remember 大批: 大 big + 批 criticize = large quantities of.
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How it is used
- A quantifier for "a large batch of" countable people or goods: 大批游客 (dàpī yóukè) large crowds of tourists, 大批货物.
- Contrast 大量 (dàliàng), which suits uncountable or abstract amounts (大量时间, 大量数据); 大批 implies discrete lots arriving or moving.
- Common in news about shipments, arrivals, and mobilizations.