大
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Definitions
- 1. big; large; great
- 2. eldest (as in 大姐[dà jiě])
- 3. greatly; freely; fully
- 4. (dialect) father
- 5. (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
Example Sentences
1 shown我來自義 大 利，會說義 大 利文。
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Words Containing 大
at dawn
not very
to chatter idly
huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)
wide-ranging and profound
the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
to enlarge
to expand
at worst; if worst comes to worst
major event
adult
ambassador
embassy
selfless
energetically
to take complete charge (idiom)
to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled
virtually the same
grand reputation
eldest brother
earth
large
for the most part
(great) majority
greatly
carefree
senior official (in imperial China)
doctor
big sister
father's elder brother's wife
the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[sì shū] in Confucianism
university student
large amount
everyone
extended family
dimension
overall situation
(coll.) large bus
great master
by a wide margin
hall
general idea
careless
large quantities of
big data (computing)
expert
generous
greater than; bigger than; more than
general assembly
with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing
greenhouse
roughly
building (a relatively large, multistory one)
poised; self-assured
very wealthy person
atmosphere (surrounding the earth)
sea
giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
arrogant idler
uncle
wide expanse
grand prix
Volkswagen (automobile manufacturer)
(husked) rice
approximately
synopsis
loud voice
wantonly
brain
brazen
chancellor (of a monarchy)
nature (the natural world)
more or less
street
great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
overcoat
large scale
elephant
grand contest
main street
general election
in large part
Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing
for the most part
great amount
the Doors, US rock band
mainland China (reference to the PRC)
group
wild goose
large area
to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
in general; more or less; in rough terms; basically; on the whole
overall
great
huge
(of an area) vast or extensive
large
to suddenly realize
to expand
to enlarge
exceptionally big
to develop and promote
grand
negligent
the vast majority
very
to exaggerate
great
to grow up
to follow the crowd
to take the big picture into consideration (idiom)
tall; lofty; towering
huge
to be a dime a dozen; easy to come by
distant relatives
G7, the group of 7 industrialized countries: US, Japan, Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Canada (now G8, including Russia)
(coll.) Arisaka Type 38 rifle (Japanese army rifle used 1905-1945)
cosmos (Buddhism)
the Three Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention, a military doctrine issued in 1928 by Mao Zedong for the Red Army, which included a number of injunctions demanding high standards of behavior and respect for civilians during wartime
the three gods in charge of heaven, earth and water (Daoism)
Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River
Shanghai University
Shanghai Medical University
Shanghai Second Medical University
Shanghai International Studies University (SISU)
Shanghai Grand Theater
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE)
case insensitive
pretty close
There are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst. (citation from Mencius 孟子[mèng zǐ])
lit. not fit for elegant hall (of artwork)
to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
not following the crowd
to give no consideration to the bigger picture (usually implying selfishness)
Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented
world war
World Uighur Congress
World Health Assembly
World Trade Center (the twin towers destroyed by the 9-11 terrorists)
World Trade Center
Chinese Communist Party 9th congress in 1969
North University of China (Shanxi)
Chung Yuan Christian University, in Taiwan
China National People's Congress
Renmin University of China
Communication University of China (CUC), the highest institute of radio, film and television education in China
China Everbright Bank
China University of Geosciences
Encyclopedia of China Publishing House
Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus davidianus)
China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, with undergraduate campus at Changping 昌平[chāng píng], and graduate campus in Haidian district 海澱區|海淀区[hǎi diàn qū]
mid-Atlantic ridge
Central University for Nationalities
Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing
Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou)
the treaty of 1923 normalizing relations between the Soviet Union and the Northern Warlord government of China
Than Shwe (1933-), Myanmar general and politician, president of Myanmar 1992-2011
I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
your name has been known to me for a long time (polite)
Three great poets of the Qianlong and Jiaqing era (1735-1820), namely: Yuan Mei 袁枚, Jiang Shiquan 蔣士銓|蒋士铨 and Zhao Yi 趙翼|赵翼
see 事無巨細|事无巨细[shì wú jù xì]
the implications are profound
World War Two
World War Two
burly
Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山[tài shān] in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山[huà shān] in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山[héng shān] in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[héng shān] in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山[sōng shān] in Henan
five continents
Great Lakes
Wudalianchi, county-level city in Heihe 黑河[hēi hé], Heilongjiang
Wudalianchi, county-level city in Heihe 黑河[hēi hé], Heilongjiang
to bind a person's upper body, with arms tied behind the back and rope looped around the neck
the Pentagon
Eurasian continent
Eurasian land bridge (rail line linking China and Europe)
Eurasian hinterland (i.e. Central Asia including Xinjiang)
Alexander (name)
Alexander Dubček (1921-1992), leader of Czechoslovakia (1968-1969)
Alexander the Great (356-323 BC)
Alexandria
(bird species of China) Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria)
Atlanta
Jiaotong University
the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC
the Great Hall of the People (in Beijing)
tall and strong
great nebula in Andromeda or Andromeda galaxy M31
minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
regarding oneself as number one in terms of leadership, seniority or status
Great Pagoda of Yangon (Rangoon)
Bethsaida, settlement on the shore of the Sea of Galilee mentioned in the New Testament
double bass; contrabass
bass tuba
Jiamusi University (Heilongjiang)
supply exceeds demand
London University School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
University College, London
empty words
so big
arrogant; to put on airs