十有八九
shí yǒu bā jiǔ
Meaning
- most likely
- mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)
- vast majority
Example sentences
他十有八九不会准时来。
他十有八九不會準時來。
tā shí yǒu bā jiǔ bú huì zhǔn shí lái。
He most likely won't arrive on time.
他们十有八九要赶不上火车了。
他們十有八九要趕不上火車了。
tā men shí yǒu bā jiǔ yào gǎn bù shàng huǒ chē le。
They are very likely to miss their train.
他十有八九会成功。
他十有八九會成功。
tā shí yǒu bā jiǔ huì chéng gōng。
He will most likely succeed.