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Information of 大

Pinyin dà、 dài、 tài

Radical

大

Strokes

3 strokes

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Definition

big / huge / large / major / great / wide / deep / oldest / eldest, doctor

大 [dà] [形] 1. Refers to area, volume, capacity, quantity, intensity, or strength exceeding the average or compared objects; the opposite of "small". (big; large; great) 例: 大厅, 大政, 大气候, 夜郎自大, 大腹便便. 2. Refers to the comparison of sizes. 例: 这间房有那间两个大. 3. Of broad scale, deep extent, or important nature. 例: 大局, 大众. 4. Used after "not," indicating a shallow degree or fewer occurrences. 例: 不大高兴. 5. Older in age; ranked first. 例: 老大. 6. Respectful term. 例: 大作, 大名, 大手笔. 7. Time further back. 例: 大前年. 8. In ancient China, a government position ranked below "qing" and above "shi." 9. Exceeding half of something; not very detailed or accurate. 例: 大概, 大凡. [副] 1. Reaches a wide range or high degree, greatly. 例: 大长志气, 大吃一惊, 大大增加. 2. Very, too, extremely. 例: 不大好, 不大舒服, 大肯. 3. Often (when "not often" is indicated, it can imply infrequency). 例: 不大吃面, 不大回家. 4. The day before the day before yesterday or the day after the day after tomorrow. 例: 大前天, 大后天. [名] 1. Adult; grown-up. 例: 刘道生日夕在事, 大小殊快. 2. Size. 例: 今年杀诸贼奴, 当取金印如斗大. 3. (Colloquial) refers to father. 例: 俺大叫俺来上海看看你. 4. (Colloquial) refers to uncle. 例: 俺三大是个劳模. 5. Surname. [动] 1. To grow up. 例: 小时了了, 大未必佳. 2. To exceed. 例: 亦无大大王. 大 [dài] [名] 1. Refers to "大夫" (doctor), "大王" (king). 2. Used for the same meaning as "代". 世代 (generation). 3. See also "大". 大 [dài] [名] 1. Refers to "大夫" (doctor), "大王" (king). 2. Used for the same meaning as "代". 世代 (generation). 3. See also "大". 1. Anciently pronounced as "太". 2. Anciently pronounced as "泰".

大吵大闹 dà chǎo dà nào

to shout and scream (idiom); to kick up a fuss / to make a scene

大衣呢 dà yī ne

overcoating

大大咧咧 dà dà liē liē

carefree / offhand / casual

大咧咧 dà liē liē

Big

大吃一惊 dà chī yī jīng

to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled / gobsmacked

大吏 dà lì

Big official

大厦 dà shà

(used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈|百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝國大廈|帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc)

厦大 shà dà

Xiamen University（厦门大学）

大厦将倾 dà shà jiāng qīng

great mansion on the verge of collapse (idiom); hopeless situation

大叔 dà shū

eldest of father's younger brothers / uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father)

大叫 dà jiào

yell

哄堂大笑 hōng táng dà xiào

the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)

哄然大笑 hōng rán dà xiào

laugh uproariously / roar with laughter / burst into a guffaw / a volley of laughter

哈哈大笑 hā hā dà xiào

to laugh heartily / to burst into loud laughter

大哥 dà gē

eldest brother / big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself) / gang leader / boss

号啕大哭 háo táo dà kū

Crying

大合唱 dà hé chàng

cantata / chorus

大型 dà xíng

large / large-scale

大喇嘛 dà lǎ ma

Great Lama

大喊大叫 dà hǎn dà jiào

shouting and screaming (idiom); to scream loudly / to rant / to kick up a racket / to conduct vigorous propaganda

大喊 dà hǎn

to shout

大喜 dà xǐ

exultation

大吃大喝 dà chī dà hē

to eat and drink as much as one likes / to make a pig of oneself

大嗓门 dà sǎng mén

loud voice

大堤 dà dī

levee

声名大噪 shēng míng dà zào

to rise to fame

大学 dà xué

university / college / CL:所[suo3]

四大 sì dà

the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism) / the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放|大鸣大放[da4 ming2 da4 fang4], 大辯論|大辩论[da4 bian4 lun4], 大字報|大字报[da4 zi4 bao4] (PRC)

大团结 dà tuán jié

Great unity

大气圈 dà qì quān

atmosphere