大
- 17th most frequent character
- Adds ~0.54% to your reading coverage
- 2 dictionary entries
- Appears in 1467 words
- Component in 374 characters
Decomposition
Pinyin & Meaning
1. dà (da4)big • huge • large • major • great • wide • deep • oldest • eldest
2. dài (dai4)see 大夫[dai4 fu5]
Pronunciation Clues
1. Pronunciation clue for 大 dà (da4)The component 大 is pronounced as 'dà' (da4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 大 dà (da4)The component 大 is pronounced as 'dài' (dai4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for 大 dài (dai4)The component 大 is pronounced as 'dà' (da4). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for 大 dài (dai4)The component 大 is pronounced as 'dài' (dai4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
Appears In
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Example Words
Common
yī dà zǎo (yi1 da4 zao3)at dawn • at first light • first thing in the morning
dà jí (da4 ji2)very auspicious • extremely lucky
dà jí dà lì (da4 ji2 da4 li4)great luck, great profit (idiom); everything is thriving
dà xué (Da4 xue2)the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1] in Confucianism
dà xué (da4 xue2)university • college • CL:所[suo3]
dà jiā (da4 jia1)everyone • influential family • great expert
dà yùn (Da4 yun4)Mandate of Heaven • the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC • usually written 大運河|大运河[Da4 yun4 he2]
Uncommon
rén dà (Ren2 da4)(Chinese) National People's Congress • abbr. for 全國人民代表大會|全国人民代表大会[Quan2 guo2 Ren2 min2 Dai4 biao3 Da4 hui4]
ruò dà (ruo4 da4)so big • such a big
guāng míng zhèng dà (guang1 ming2 zheng4 da4)just and honorable • open and aboveboard • without tricks (idiom)
jiā dà (jia1 da4)to increase (e.g. one's effort)
jiā ná dà (Jia1 na2 da4)Canada • Canadian
běi dà (Bei3 Da4)Beijing University (abbr. for 北京大學|北京大学)
bó dà (bo2 da4)enormous • broad • extensive
hā hā dà xiào (ha1 ha1 da4 xiao4)to laugh heartily • to burst into loud laughter
guó dà (Guo2 Da4)abbr. for 國民大會|国民大会, National Assembly of the Republic of China (extant during various periods between 1913 and 2005) • abbr. for 新加坡國立大學|新加坡国立大学, National University of Singapore (NUS) • abbr. for 印度國民大會黨|印度国民大会党, Indian National Congress (INC) • abbr. for 馬來西亞印度國民大會黨|马来西亚印度国民大会党, Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)
zēng dà (zeng1 da4)to enlarge • to amplify • to magnify
dà yī (da4 yi1)first-year university student
dà sān (da4 san1)third-year university student
dà bù liǎo (da4 bu4 liao3)at worst • if worst comes to worst • serious • alarming
dà shì (da4 shi4)major event • major political event (war or change of regime) • major social event (wedding or funeral) • (do sth) in a big way • CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
dà èr (da4 er4)second-year university student
dà hēng (da4 heng1)big shot • top gun • superstar • VIP
dà ren (da4 ren5)adult • grownup • title of respect toward superiors
dà xiān (da4 xian1)great immortal
dà huǒ (da4 huo3)everybody • everyone • we all
dà bó (da4 bo2)husband's older brother • brother-in-law
dà zuò (da4 zuo4)to make sth big of it • sudden big and impressive event (sound, flash, burst, wind) • to exaggerate
dà lǎo (da4 lao3)big shot (leading some field or group) • godfather
dà shǐ (da4 shi3)ambassador • envoy • CL:名[ming2],位[wei4]
dà biàn (da4 bian4)to defecate • excrement • feces
dà quán (da4 quan2)all-inclusive • complete • comprehensive collection
dà dāo (da4 dao1)broadsword • large knife • machete
dà lì (da4 li4)energetically • vigorously
dà gōng gào chéng (da4 gong1 gao4 cheng2)successfully accomplished (project or goal) • to be highly successful
dà bàn (da4 ban4)more than half • greater part • most • probably • most likely
dà shū (da4 shu1)eldest of father's younger brothers • uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father)
dà kǒu (da4 kou3)big mouthful (of food, drink, smoke etc) • open mouth • gulping • gobbling • gaping
dà chī dà hē (da4 chi1 da4 he1)to eat and drink as much as one likes • to make a pig of oneself
dà tóng (Da4 tong2)Datong or Great community in neo-Confucian philosophy, sim. New Jerusalem • Datong or Tatung district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan • Datong prefecture level city in Shanxi 山西 • Datong or Tatung township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 xian4], Taiwan
dà gē (da4 ge1)eldest brother
dà gē dà (da4 ge1 da4)mobile phone • cell phone (old usage)
dà kū (da4 ku1)to cry loudly
dà táng (da4 tang2)the Tang dynasty (618-907)
dà hǎn (da4 han3)to shout
dà xǐ (da4 xi3)exultation
dà sì (da4 si4)fourth-year university student
dà dì (da4 di4)earth • mother earth
dà xíng (da4 xing2)large • large-scale
dà táng (da4 tang2)lobby
dà duō (da4 duo1)for the most part • many • most • the greater part • mostly
dà dà (da4 da4)greatly • enormously • uncle
dà dà xiǎo xiǎo (da4 da4 xiao3 xiao3)large and small, of all sizes
dài fu (dai4 fu5)doctor • minister of state (in pre-Han states) • CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
dà jiě (da4 jie3)big sister • elder sister • older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker)
dà gū (da4 gu1)father's oldest sister • husband's older sister • sister-in-law
dà yí (da4 yi2)(informal) wife's elder sister • sister-in-law
dà niáng (da4 niang2)(informal) father's older brother's wife • aunt (polite address)
dà sǎo (da4 sao3)older brother's wife • sister-in-law • elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman)
dà hán (Da4 han2)Great Cold, 24th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 20th January-3rd February
dà xiǎo (da4 xiao3)dimension • magnitude • size • measurement • large and small • at any rate • adults and children • consideration of seniority
dà jú (da4 ju2)general situation • present conditions
dà shān (Da4 shan1)Dashan, stage name of Canadian Mark Henry Rowswell (1965-), actor and well-known TV personality in PRC
dà bā (da4 ba1)a big coach • tourist bus
dà fú (da4 fu2)a big margin • substantially
dà nù (da4 nu4)angry • indignant
dà yì (da4 yi4)general idea • main idea
dà yi (da4 yi5)careless
dà pī (da4 pi1)large quantities of
dà mu zhǐ (Da4 mu5 zhi3)Tom Thumb (small person in folk tales)
dà mu zhǐ (da4 mu5 zhi3)thumb
dà fāng (da4 fang1)expert • scholar • mother earth • a type of green tea
dà fang (da4 fang5)generous • magnanimous • stylish • in good taste • easy-mannered • natural and relaxed
dà gài (da4 gai4)roughly • probably • rough • approximate • about • general idea
dà qiáo (Da4 Qiao2)Da Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], the two great beauties of ancient China
dà qiáo (da4 qiao2)great bridge
dà kuǎn (da4 kuan3)very wealthy person
dà yáng (da4 yang2)oceans • silver yuan
dà hǎi (da4 hai3)sea • ocean
dà qīng zǎo (da4 qing1 zao3)early in the morning
dà huǒ (da4 huo3)conflagration • large fire • CL:場|场[chang2]
dà yé (da4 ye2)arrogant idler • self-centred show-off
dà ye (da4 ye5)(informal) father's older brother • uncle • term of respect for older man
dà piàn (da4 pian4)wide expanse • large area • vast stretch • extending widely • blockbuster movie
dà pái (da4 pai2)strong card • honor card (card games) • very popular or successful person • self-important
dà wáng (da4 wang2)king • magnate • person having expert skill in something
dài wang (dai4 wang5)robber baron (in opera, old stories) • magnate
dà lǐ (Da4 li3)Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州 in Yunnan
dà lǐ (da4 li3)judicial officer • justice of the peace (old)
dà bìng (da4 bing4)serious illness
dà zhòng (Da4 zhong4)Volkswagen (automobile manufacturer)
dà zhòng (da4 zhong4)the masses • the great bulk of the population • popular (of music, science etc)
dà pào (da4 pao4)big gun • cannon • artillery • one who talks big • trad. form 大炮 also used • CL:門|门[men2],尊[zun1]
dà xiào (da4 xiao4)to laugh heartily • a belly laugh
dà mǐ (da4 mi3)rice
dà wàn (da4 wan4)star • big shot • celebrity • leading actor • authority (slang)
dà tuǐ (da4 tui3)thigh
dà zì rán (da4 zi4 ran2)nature (the natural world)
dà zhì (da4 zhi4)more or less • roughly • approximately
dà suàn (da4 suan4)garlic
dà jiē (da4 jie1)street • main street • CL:條|条[tiao2]
dà jiē xiǎo xiàng (da4 jie1 xiao3 xiang4)great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
dà yī (da4 yi1)overcoat • topcoat • cloak • CL:件[jian4]
dà dòu (da4 dou4)soybean
dà xiàng (da4 xiang4)elephant • CL:隻|只[zhi1]
dà dào (da4 dao4)main street • avenue
dà dū (Da4 du1)Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing
dà dōu (da4 dou1)for the most part • on the whole • also pr. [da4 du1]
dà dū (da4 du1)for the most part • on the whole • metropolitan
dà liàng (da4 liang4)great amount • large quantity • bulk • numerous • generous • magnanimous
dà bǎn (Da4 ban3)Ōsaka, a city and prefecture in Japan
dà yuàn (da4 yuan4)courtyard (surrounded by many buildings) • compound • great institution
dà lù (Da4 lu4)mainland China (reference to the PRC)
dà lù (da4 lu4)continent • mainland • CL:個|个[ge4]
dà yǔ (da4 yu3)heavy rain • CL:場|场[chang2]
dà xuě (Da4 xue3)Daxue or Great Snow, 21st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-21st December
dà cān (da4 can1)great meal • banquet
dà nào tiān gōng (da4 nao4 tian1 gong1)Monkey wreaks havoc in heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
tiān dà (tian1 da4)gargantuan • as big as the sky • enormous
hóng dà (hong2 da4)great • grand • massive
jù dà (ju4 da4)huge • immense • very large • tremendous • gigantic • enormous
shī dà (shi1 da4)abbr. for 師範大學|师范大学[shi1 fan4 da4 xue2], normal university • teacher-training college
guǎng dà (guang3 da4)(of an area) vast or extensive • large-scale • widespread • (of people) numerous
huǎng rán dà wù (huang3 ran2 da4 wu4)to suddenly realize • to suddenly see the light
yì dà lì (Yi4 da4 li4)Italy • Italian
yì dà lì rén (Yi4 da4 li4 ren2)Italian person
fàng dà (fang4 da4)to enlarge • to magnify
huǒ dà (huo3 da4)to be in a bad temper • to be angry
bǎi mù dà (Bai3 mu4 da4)Bermuda
shèng dà (sheng4 da4)grand • majestic • magnificent • Shanda Entertainment (PRC computer game company)
lǎo dà (lao3 da4)old age • very • eldest child in a family • leader of a group • boss • captain of a boat • leader of a criminal gang
zì dà (zi4 da4)arrogant
mò dà (mo4 da4)greatest • most important
zhòng dà (zhong4 da4)great • important • major • significant
gāo dà (gao1 da4)tall • lofty