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大
dà
1.
big
2.
huge
3.
large
4.
major
5.
great
6.
wide
7.
deep
8.
older (than)
9.
oldest
10.
eldest
11.
greatly
12.
very much
13.
(dialect) father
14.
father's elder or younger brother
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
不大
bùdà
not very
交大
Jiāodà
Jiaotong University
人大
Réndà
(Chinese) National People's Congress
伟大
wěidà
great
偌大
ruòdà
so big
做大
zuòdà
arrogant
光大
guāngdà
splendid
函大
hándà
abbr. for [[函授大學|函授大学<hánshòudàxué>]], open university
加大
jiādà
to increase (e.g. one's effort)
北大
BěiDà
Beijing University (abbr. for [[北京大學|北京大学]])
南大
NánDà
Nanjing University, NJU
博大
bódà
enormous
哥大
GēDà
Columbia University (abbr.)
四大
sìdà
the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism)
国大
GuóDà
abbr. for [[國民大會|国民大会]], National Assembly of the Republic of China (extant during various periods between 1913 and 2005)
增大
zēngdà
to enlarge
壮大
zhuàngdà
to expand
多大
duōdà
how big
大V
dàV
celebrity microblogger
大一
dàyī
first-year university student
Example Sentences (10)
中国南北距离约5500公里，因此南北气候有很大区别。
Zhōngguó nánběi jùlí yuē wǔqiān wǔbǎi gōnglǐ, yīncǐ nánběi qìhòu yǒu hěn dà qūbié.
China’s north-south distance is about 5,500 kilometers, so there is a big difference between the northern and southern climates.
Text 4
你的这只大黑狗毛真漂亮，而且这么聪明，每次见了都想抱一抱它。
Nǐ de zhè zhī dà hēi gǒu máo zhēn piàoliang, érqiě zhème cōngmíng, měicì jiàn le dōu xiǎng bào yí bào tā.
Your big black dog's fur is really beautiful, and it's so smart. Every time I see it, I want to give it a hug.
Text 2
现在手机不但价格降低了，而且作用也越来越大，打电话、发短信已经成了人们普遍使用的联系方法。
Xiànzài shǒujī bùdàn jiàgé jiàngdī le,érqiě zuòyòng yě yuèláiyuè dà,dǎ diànhuà,fā duǎnxìn yǐjīng chéngle rénmen pǔbiàn shǐyòng de liánxì fāngfǎ.
Text 4
人们常说“一分钱一分货”，意思是东西的质量和价格有很大的关系，也可以说“便宜没好货，好货不便宜”，一般情况下，你花的钱越多，买的东西也就越好。
Rénmen cháng shuō "yì fēn qián yì fēn huò", yìsi shì dōngxi de zhìliàng hé jiàgé yǒu hěn dà de guānxi, yě kěyǐ shuō "piányi méi hǎo huò, hǎo huò bù piányi", yìbān qíngkuàng xià, nǐ huā de qián yuè duō, mǎi de dōngxi yě jiù yuè hǎo.
People often say "you get what you pay for", meaning that the quality of something is closely related to its price. You can also say "cheap isn't good; good isn't cheap". In general, the more money you spend, the better the things you buy.
Text 5
雨下得真大。你怎么回去？我送你吧。
Yǔ xià de zhēn dà. Nǐ zěnme huí qù? Wǒ sòng nǐ ba.
It's raining really hard. How will you get back? I'll give you a ride.
Text 3
因为这个世界很大，“天外有天，人外有人”，很可能有人在这方面比你更厉害。
Yīnwèi zhège shìjiè hěn dà, " tiānwài yǒu tiān, rénwài yǒu rén", hěn kěnéng yǒu rén zài zhè fāngmiàn bǐ nǐ gèng lìhài.
Because this world is very big, "there is always a higher sky and someone better," it is very likely that someone is better than you in this area.
Text 5
就是我们班那个长着两个大眼睛，非常爱笑的女孩儿。
Jiù shì wǒmen bān nà gè zhǎngzhe liǎng gè dà yǎnjing, fēicháng àixiào de nǚháir.
It's that girl in our class with two big eyes who really loves to smile.
Text 3
大医院病人多，医生非常忙。
Dà yīyuàn bìngrén duō, yīshēng fēicháng máng.
Big hospitals have many patients, and doctors are very busy.
Text 3
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 16
- Word Frequency Rank
- 76 of 84,292
- Radical Number
- 37