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The greater number or part of something; the majority.
多数情况下，他都会准时到达。
In most cases, he arrives on time.
这项决定得到了多数人的赞同。
This decision received approval from the majority.
Used in both formal and neutral contexts. Often paired with verbs like '支持' (support), '反对' (oppose), or '赞同' (approve).
'多数' emphasizes numerical count, while '大部分' (dà bùfen) refers to a large portion without strict quantification. For example, '多数人' (majority of people) implies a clear majority, whereas '大部分人' (most people) is more flexible.
'多数' must refer to countable entities (e.g., people, objects). It cannot modify uncountable nouns like '时间' (time) or '水' (water).
Composed of '多' (duō, meaning 'many') and '数' (shù, meaning 'number'). The term emerged in Classical Chinese to describe numerical superiority.
Used in both written and spoken Chinese. In formal contexts (e.g., voting, statistics), '多数' is preferred over '大部分' (dà bùfen, 'most'). Avoid using it to describe uncountable abstract concepts (e.g., '多数的时间' is incorrect; use '大部分时间' instead).