big; large; great

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 17th character
Radical ⼤ (37.0)
Strokes 3
Index # 32

Definitions

大 dà
  1. 1. big
  2. 2. large
  3. 3. great
  4. 4. major
  5. 5. huge
  6. 6. very much
  7. 7. greatly
  8. 8. older (than)
  9. 9. eldest
  10. 10. oldest
  11. 11. wide
  12. 12. deep
  13. 13. father's elder or younger brother
  14. 14. (dialect) father
大 dài
  1. 1. see dài fu

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Words containing 大

Word Meaning
Gran Canaria (in the Canary Islands)
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truly brave may seem timid and calm
true courage seems weak; true wisdom seems dumb
to make a big fuss over sth; to go to war (idiom)
main artery (blood vessel); arterial road
to win decisively; great victory; triumph
general trend; irresistible trend
Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, the Great Strength Bodhisattva
Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, the Great Strength Bodhisattva
to take complete charge (idiom)
Dahua Yao Autonomous County, Guangxi
Dahua Yao Autonomous County, Guangxi
Dahua County in Guangxi, China
Dahua County in Guangxi
master craftsman; Han dynasty official title
the middle of the night
official seal; stamp
big mouthful (of food, drink, smoke etc); gulping; gobbling
large caliber
large caliber
need not; unnecessary
Grand Minister of Agriculture in ancient China
Grand Minister of Agriculture in imperial China
to gorge oneself; to pig out