大体 (大體)
dà tǐ
Pinyin

Definition

大体 (大體)
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dà tǐ
  1. in general
  2. more or less
  3. in rough terms
  4. basically
  5. on the whole
  6. overall situation
  7. the big picture
  8. (Tw) remains (of a dead person)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

大
dà
  1. 1 big
  2. 2 huge
  3. 3 large
  4. 4 major
  5. 5 great
  6. 6 wide
  7. 7 deep
  8. 8 older (than)
  9. 9 oldest
  10. 10 eldest
  11. 11 greatly
  12. 12 very much
  13. 13 (dialect) father
  14. 14 father's elder or younger brother
大吉
dà jí
  1. 1 very auspicious
  2. 2 extremely lucky
大家
dà jiā
  1. 1 everyone
  2. 2 influential family
  3. 3 great expert
大奖
dà jiǎng
  1. 1 prize
  2. 2 award
大话骰
dà huà tóu
  1. 1 liar's dice (dice game)

Idioms (20)

不识大体
bù shí dà tǐ
  1. 1 to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
  2. 2 to fail to grasp the big picture
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
  1. 1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
  1. 1 minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
元恶大憝
yuán è dà duì
  1. 1 arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)
冒大不韪
mào dà bù wěi
  1. 1 to face opprobrium (idiom)

Sample Sentences

李探长拿着手机，断断续续地说：“亲爱的，我知道错了，在认识到大体后，我觉得更应该培育我们的感情。管它世界怎么变，你都是我的最爱。快去吧，在广场上播种我们的希望。是我抓住了你，捕获了你。我是你的王，但我不会强人所难。”说完，便挂断了电话。
Lǐ tànzhǎng názhe shǒujī ，duànduànxùxù de shuō ：“qīn\'àide ，wǒ zhīdào cuò le ，zài rènshi dào dàtǐ hòu ，wǒ juéde gèng yīnggāi péiyù wǒmen de gǎnqíng 。guǎntā shìjiè zěnme biàn ，nǐ dōu shì wǒ de zuìài 。kuài qù ba ，zài guǎngchǎng shàng bōzhòng wǒmen de xīwàng 。shì wǒ zhuāzhù le nǐ ，bǔhuò le nǐ 。wǒ shì nǐ de wáng ，dàn wǒ bùhuì qiǎngrénsuǒnán 。”shuōwán ，biàn guàduàn le diànhuà 。
Detective Li picked up the cell phone and said haltingly: "My love, I know I was wrong. When I realized the big picture, I felt that I should do more to support and nurture our feelings for one another. No matter how the world changes, you'll still be my greatest love. Go quickly. Plant our hopes in the square. I am the one who caught you, who captured you. I am your king, but I won't impose my will upon you." Finished, he hung up the phone.
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