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十有八九

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十有八九是……
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十有八九的人都来了
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十有八九是年轻的

Definition

十有八九

Literally means:

nine in ten

Actually means:

most likely; a high possibility

It literally means eighty to ninety percent.

Figuratively it refers to the big majority. It may also mean that an expected thing is most likely to happen or that one's prediction about something is most likely to be true.

百分之八十到九十。

指绝大多数。也指预料中的事情发生的可能性极大,或对事情的推断大致不差。

Example

Used as object, adverbial or attributive. (作主语、状语、定语)
1
li
那里
suīrán
虽然
yǒu
duō
许多
zhìchǎng
制衣厂
  
,
dànshì
但是
shíyǒujiǔ
十有八九
dōu
shì
rén
jiāgōng
加工
de
  
,
bìng
méiyǒu
没有
自己
de
pǐnpái
品牌
  

Although there are many garment factories, but nine out of ten are processed for others, and do not have their own brand.

2
Zài
men
他们
li
那里
  
,
shíyǒujiǔ
十有八九
de
niánqīngrén
年轻人
dōu
jìnchéng
进城
gōng
打工
le
  
,
liúxiàlái
留下来
de
quán
shì
lǎorén
老人
xiǎohái
小孩
  

In their place, nine out of ten young people have gone to the city to work, all the old people and children left behind.

3
guǒ
如果
jīngfèi
经费
gòu
不够
  
,
zhège
这个
wǎnhuì
晚会
shíyǒujiǔ
十有八九
shì
bàn
chéng
huò
bàn
hǎo
不好
de
  
,
xiànzài
现在
háishi
还是
gǎnkuài
赶快
lòng
xiē
qián
lái
  

If the funds are not enough, the party is not able to do or can not do well, now or hurry to get some money to come.

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