big, great, vast, large, high

HSK 1 #17

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

大 stroke order diagram
大 stroke order animation

WORDS

体 dà tǐ in general; more or less; in rough terms; basically; on the whole; overall situation; the big picture; (Tw) remains (of a dead person)
恍然悟 huǎng rán dà wù to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light
精深 bó dà jīng shēn wide-ranging and profound; broad and deep
学 dà xué the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1] in Confucianism; university; college; CL:所[suo3]
人 dà ren adult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors
利 yì dà lì Italy; Italian
zhǎng dà to grow up
街 dà jiē street; main street; CL:條|条[tiao2]
脑 dà nǎo brain; cerebrum
多数 dà duō shù (great) majority
部分 dà bù fen in large part; the greater part; the majority
qiáng dà large; formidable; powerful; strong
楼 dà lóu building (a relatively large, multi-storey one); CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4]
麻 dà má hemp (Cannabis sativa); cannabis; marijuana
卫 dà wèi David (name); Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825), French neoclassical painter
加拿 jiā ná dà Canada; Canadian
事 dà shì 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]
量 dà liàng great amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous
哥 dà gē eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss
厅 dà tīng hall; lounge
声 dà shēng loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly
lǎo dà old age; very; eldest child in a family; leader of a group; boss; captain of a boat; leader of a criminal gang
道 dà dào main street; avenue
会 dà huì general assembly; general meeting; convention; CL:個|个[ge4],屆|届[jie4]
师 dà shī great master; master