大
dà
Pinyin
Definition
大
-
- big
- huge
- large
- major
- great
- wide
- deep
- older (than)
- oldest
- eldest
- greatly
- very much
- (dialect) father
- father's elder or younger brother
大
-
- see 大夫[dài fu]
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 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
- 1 very auspicious
- 2 extremely lucky
- 1 everyone
- 2 influential family
- 3 great expert
- 1 prize
- 2 award
- 1 liar's dice (dice game)
Idioms (20)
不识大体
- 1 to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
- 2 to fail to grasp the big picture
久仰大名
- 1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
以小挤大
- 1 minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
元恶大憝
- 1 arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)
冒大不韪
- 1 to face opprobrium (idiom)
Sample Sentences
我先生今儿出门儿的时候,说要和大学同学聚餐,我总觉得不对劲儿,一定有事儿,就打电话问了一个熟人,他就露馅儿了,我压根儿没想到他会这样骗我。
When my husband went out today and said he was going to have dinner with his college friends, I couldn’t help feeling that something was wrong. I called an acquaintance and he gave my husband away. I had no idea he would lie to me like that.
你这人真干脆如果这次货卖得好,下次给你个大订单!
You are really straightforward! If the product sells well, let’s make a bigger deal next time.
这儿看上去规模挺大的。有多少工人啊?
It looks quite big. How many workers are there in the factory?
她要她的白马王子眼睛大,眉毛浓,头发微微自然卷,个子还要高,最重要的是要有钱,要能常常买新衣服,买她想要的东西给她。
She wants her Prince Charming to have big eyes, thick eyebrows, slightly curly hair, to be tall, and above all, to have money, to be able to buy new clothes and what she wants all the time.
达利的画天马行空,大家都看不懂。
Dali’s paintings are bizarre. Nobody understands them.
差不多先生的名字,天天挂在大家的口头,因为他是中国全国人的代表。
Every day, Mr. Chabuduo's name is uttered by countless people to the extent that he has come to represent the entire population of China.
老板,牛肉面可以加大吗?
Boss, can I have a larger portion of the beef noodles?
今年的景气不好,业绩大概上不去了。
The sales number probably won't go up due to this year's recession.
请把那些大合照都发给我,可以吗?
Could you send me all those group photos?
也许大家需要好好休息一下。
Maybe everyone should have a rest.