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Meaning of 大
Pinyin
dà、 dài、 tài
Radical
大
Strokes
3
Definition
big / huge / large / major / great / wide / deep / oldest / eldest, doctor
Usage
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大
[dà]
形
1. Refers to area, volume, capacity, quantity, intensity, or strength that exceeds the general or comparative object, opposite of “small.” (big; large; great)
2. Refers to the comparison of size.
3. Broad in scale, deep in degree, and important in nature.
4. Used after "not" to indicate a shallow degree or a small number of times.
5. Older in age, the first in rank.
6. A respectful term.
7. Refers to a more distant time.
8. An ancient official title, beneath “qing” and above “shi.”
9. Exceeds half of a matter, not very detailed or accurate.
名
1. Adult; grown-up.
2. Size.
3. (Dialect) Father.
4. (Dialect) Referring to uncle or father’s brothers.
5. A surname.
动
1. Be brought up.
2. Surpass.
3. Also see dài.
副
1. To reach a very broad scope or high degree, greatly.
2. Very, too, extremely.
3. Often—when added with "not great," indicates infrequent.
4. The day before the day after tomorrow or the day after the day before tomorrow.
大
[dài]
名
1. See “大夫” (dàfū) and “大王” (dàwáng).
2. Used the same as “代.” Generation.
3. Also see dà.
1. Once used to mean “太” (tài).
2. Once used to mean “泰” (tài).
(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)
eldest of father's younger brothers / uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father)
eldest brother / big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself) / gang leader / boss
shouting and screaming (idiom); to scream loudly / to rant / to kick up a racket / to conduct vigorous propaganda
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)
Dabu county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong / Tai Po district of New Territories, Hong Kong / Dabu or Tabu township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan
dimension / magnitude / size / measurement / large and small / at any rate / adults and children / consideration of seniority
big sister / elder sister / older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker)
A girl of age should be married. / A girl should get married on coming of age. / A girl should get married upon reaching womanhood. / Grown-up daughters have to marry.
older brother's wife / sister-in-law / elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman)
a compound of connecting courtyards, each surrounded by dwelling quarters / a mansion with many courtyards and very high walls / a mansion with spacious halls and extensive gardens / imposing dwellings and spacious courtyards / (living tucked away) inside the big mansion
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Input Method for 大
Pinyin
da4
Wubi
dddd
Cangjie
k
Zhengma
gd
Four Corner
40800
Unicode
U+5927
Stroke Number Category
HSK Level Category