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

非国 fēi guó dà African National Congress, ANC; abbr. for 非洲人國民大會|非洲人国民大会[Fei1 zhou1 ren2 guo2 min2 da4 hui4]
sì dà the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism); the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放|大鸣大放[da4 ming2 da4 fang4], 大辯論|大辩论[da4 bian4 lun4], 大字報|大字报[da4 zi4 bao4] (PRC)
脚 dà shǒu dà jiǎo extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful; wasteful
有作为 dà yǒu zuò wéi to accomplish much; to have good prospects; to have a promising future
水 dà shuǐ flood
落 dà qǐ dà luò (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom); volatile; significant ups and downs; roller coaster
梁 tiǎo dà liáng to play a leading role; to bear a heavy responsibility
摩天厦 mó tiān dà shà skyscraper; CL:座[zuo4]
器 fàng dà qì amplifier
轩然波 xuān rán dà bō huge waves; (fig.) ruckus; controversy; sensation
典 dà diǎn ceremony; collection of classical writings
利 dà jí dà lì great luck, great profit (idiom); everything is thriving
宇 dà yǔ Daewoo (Korean conglomerate)
将军 dà jiāng jūn important general; generalissimo
后天 dà hòu tiān three days from now; day after day after tomorrow
志 dà zhì high aims
腹便便 dà fù pián pián big-bellied (idiom); paunchy
行其道 dà xíng qí dào rampant; very popular
hào dà vast; great; large amount
cū dà thick; bulky; loud
ruò dà so big; such a big
bó dà enormous; broad; extensive
件 dà jiàn large; bulky; big-ticket item
势所趋 dà shì suǒ qū general trend; irresistible trend
干 dà gàn to go all out; to work energetically