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

哀莫於心死 āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices; the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart; nothing is more wretched than apathy
哈佛学 hā fó dà xué Harvard University
哈佛學 hā fó dà xué Harvard University
哈尔滨工业学 hā ěr bīn gōng yè dà xué Harbin Institute of Technology
哈爾濱工業學 hā ěr bīn gōng yè dà xué Harbin Institute of Technology
哥伦比亚学 gē lún bǐ yà dà xué Columbia University
哥倫比亞學 gē lún bǐ yà dà xué Columbia University
gē dà Columbia University (abbr.)
哥斯黎加 gē sī dà lí jiā Costa Rica (Tw)
唐初四家 táng chū sì dà jiā Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang; refers to Yu Shinan 虞世南[Yu2 Shi4 nan2], Ouyang Xun 歐陽詢|欧阳询[Ou1 yang2 Xun2], Chu Suiliang 褚遂良[Chu3 Sui4 liang2] and Xue Ji 薛稷[Xue1 Ji4]
唐宋八家 táng sòng bā dà jiā Eight Giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. involved in the Classics movement 古文運動|古文运动[gu3 wen2 yun4 dong4], namely: Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4], Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元[Liu3 Zong1 yuan2], Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1], the Three Su father and sons 三蘇|三苏[San1 Su1], Wang Anshi 王安石[Wang2 An1 shi2], Zeng Gong 曾鞏|曾巩[Zeng1 Gong3]
唐山地震 táng shān dà dì zhèn Great Tangshan Earthquake (1976)
售票厅 shòu piào dà tīng ticket office
售票廳 shòu piào dà tīng ticket office
普奔 xǐ dà pǔ bēn (of news etc) so thrilling that everyone is rejoicing and spreading the word (Internet slang); acronym from 喜聞樂見|喜闻乐见[xi3 wen2 le4 jian4], 大快人心[da4 kuai4 ren2 xin1], 普天同慶|普天同庆[pu3 tian1 tong2 qing4] and 奔走相告[ben1 zou3 xiang1 gao4]
乔治城学 qiáo zhì chéng dà xué Georgetown University in Washington D.C., famous as quality Jesuit university and for its basketball team
喬治城學 qiáo zhì chéng dà xué Georgetown University in Washington D.C., famous as quality Jesuit university and for its basketball team
嘉应学 jiā yīng dà xué Jiaying University (Guangdong)
嘉應學 jiā yīng dà xué Jiaying University (Guangdong)
苇莺 zào dà wěi yīng (bird species of China) clamorous reed warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus)
葦鶯 zào dà wěi yīng (bird species of China) clamorous reed warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus)
嚎啕哭 háo táo dà kū to wail; to bawl (idiom)
佛教名山 sì dà fó jiào míng shān Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism, namely: Mt Wutai 五臺山|五台山 in Shanxi, Mt Emei 峨眉山 in Sichuan, Mt Jiuhua 九華山|九华山 in Anhui, Mt Potala 普陀山 in Zhejiang
名著 sì dà míng zhù the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4], Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
天王 sì dà tiān wáng the four heavenly kings (Sanskrit vajra); the four guardians or warrior attendants of Buddha