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大 (dà): big

Stroke Order & Writing

HSK 1adjective

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: big
Characters: 1
Part of speech: adjective
HSK level: HSK 1
Strokes: 3
Radical: 大
Structure: 独体结构

Full definitions

big
large
great
older (than another person)
eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3])
greatly
freely
fully
big
large
great in size, degree, or quantity
older (than another person)
eldest (as in 大姐)
greatly
freely
fully (used before verbs)
eldest (in family relations)
(dialect) father
(dialect) uncle (fathers brother)

Chinese explanation

指在体积、面积、数量、力量、程度等方面超过一般或超过所比较的对象，与“小”相对
表示年龄较长或排行第一，如“大哥”
表示敬辞，用于称对方，如“大作”
表示程度深，如“大红大紫”
也表示范围广、普遍，如“大家”。

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