十之八九 shí zhī bā jiǔ

most likely; mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 32915th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
十 shí HSK 1
ten; 10
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
八 bā HSK 1
eight; 8
九 jiǔ HSK 1
nine; 9