big, great, vast, large, high

DEFINITIONS

大 dà
  • big
  • huge
  • large
  • major
  • great
  • wide
  • deep
  • older (than)
  • oldest
  • eldest
  • greatly
  • very much
  • (dialect) father
  • father's elder or younger brother
大 dài
  • see 大夫[dai4 fu5]

STROKES

WORDS

专 dà zhuān three-year college; junior college; professional training college
有人在 dà yǒu rén zài there are plenty of such people
有可为 dà yǒu kě wéi with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing
汉 dà hàn big person; the great Han dynasty
田 dà tián Datian county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian; Daejeon Metropolitan City, capital of South Chungcheong Province 忠清南道[Zhong1 qing1 nan2 dao4], South Korea
饱眼福 dà bǎo yǎn fú to feast one's eyes
龄 dà líng older (than average in a group, at school, for marriage etc)
妄自尊 wàng zì zūn dà ridiculous self-importance (idiom); arrogance
利人 yì dà lì rén Italian person
yè dà part-time college (abbr. for 業餘大學|业余大学[ye4 yu2 da4 xue2])
满头汗 mǎn tóu dà hàn brow beaded with sweat; perspiring freely
久闻名 jiǔ wén dà míng your name has been known to me for a long time (polite)
丈夫 dà zhàng fu a manly man; a man of character
千世界 dà qiān shì jiè great wide world; marvelously diverse world; (Buddhism) cosmos (abbr. for 三千大千世界[san1 qian1 da4 qian1 shi4 jie4])
吉 dà jí very auspicious; extremely lucky
业 dà yè great cause; great undertaking
殿 dà diàn main hall of a Buddhist temple
声疾呼 dà shēng jí hū to call loudly (idiom); to get people's attention; to make one's views known
肠杆菌 dà cháng gǎn jūn Escherichia coli (E. coli)
举 dà jǔ (do sth) on a large scale
言不惭 dà yán bù cán to boast shamelessly; to talk big
踏步 dà tà bù in big strides; (fig.) in giant steps
过 dà guò serious mistake; major demerit
瓢泼雨 piáo pō dà yǔ downpour (idiom)
疏忽意 shū hu dà yì oversight; negligence; careless; negligent; not concentrating on the main point