大象

dà xiàng

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Common

Definitions

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ivory

elephant tusk, often mentioned with elephants

giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

another large iconic animal in China

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elephant

more formal or literary usage

Commonly used in 一头大象 (yì tóu dà xiàng, an elephant) with measure word 头.

Do not confuse with 想像 (xiǎngxiàng, to imagine). The pronunciation differs: 大象 (dà xiàng) vs 想像 (xiǎng xiàng).

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那头大象非常大。

That elephant is very big.

大象很大。

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big; large; great

see 大夫[dài fu]

elephant