shí yǒu bā jiǔ

十有八九 (shí yǒu bā jiǔ) is a Chinese word meaning “most likely; mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10); vast majority”.

Meanings

  1. 1most likely
  2. 2mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)
  3. 3vast majority

Characters in 十有八九

十shí · ten有yǒu · to have; there is八bā · eight九jiǔ · nine

Related words

有to have; there is没有haven't还有there still remain(s); there is (or are) still所有all有人someone有些some只有only have ...; there is only ...有点a little有趣interesting; fascinating; amusing拥有to have; to possess; to own有关to have sth to do with十ten

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