十之八九

shí zhī bā jiǔ

Dictionary entry

most likely

What does 十之八九 mean?

十之八九 (shí zhī bā jiǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1most likely

2mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)

3vast majority

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十shíten · 10 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 八bāeight 九jiǔnine · 9

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十之八九

shí zhī bā jiǔ

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