大

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dà

1) big; large; great; hearty; old, heavy (rain, etc.); strong (wind, etc.), loud, general; main;

2) (used before a time word, etc. to show emphasis) major, size, age, eldest, your

3) (in high degree) greatly; fully; heavily, in a big way; on a big (or large) scale; with all-out efforts; vigorously, father, father's brother; uncle

4) (used behind 不 (bù)) not very, not often

II

dài

same meaning as 大(dà), used in 大夫 , 大黄 , 大王

same meaning as 大(dà), used in 大夫 , 大黃 , 大王

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big; great; large

【医】 macro-; magnum; makro-; megalo-

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big; great; bigness; greatness

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dà

adj. big, bigger, oldest, coarse, considerable, out, heavy, strong wind, huge, major, great, wide, large

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1)

da4

big, huge, large, major, great, wide, deep, oldest, eldest

2)

dai4

see 大夫

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1) 大

dà

形

（体积、面积等大） big; large:

大城市 a big city;

大厦 a large building

（强度大） strong (wind, etc.); heavy (rain, etc.); loud:

大风 a strong wind;

大雨 a heavy rain;

声音太大 too loud

（伟大的; 重要的） great; important:

大救星 the great liberator;

大人物 important person; great personage

（主要的; 大规模的） general; main; major:

大反攻 general counteroffensive;

大路 main road; highway;

大手术 major operation;

大问题 major issue; big problem

（尺寸大小） size:

像豆粒一样大 the size of a bean; as big as a bean;

那件衣服我穿太大。 The coat is too large for me.

你穿多大的鞋? What size shoes do you wear?

这间屋子有那间两个大。 This room is twice the size of that one.

（年龄大小） age:

论年纪， 我比他大。 In respect of age, I am his senior.

你的孩子多大了? How old is your child?

他比我大3岁。 He is three years senior to me.

（排行第一） eldest:

大房 senior branch of a family;

大膏 eldest brother

（敬辞， 称与对方有关的事物） your:

大札 your letter;

大作 your writing;

尊姓大名? May I know your name?

（用在时令或节日前， 表示强调）:

大白天 in broad daylight;

大年初一 first day of the lunar year;

大清早 early in the morning

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（表示程度深） greatly; fully:

大吃一惊 be greatly surprised; be quite taken aback;

大好河山 beautiful rivers and mountains of a country;

大献殷勤 do one's utmost to please and woo

（用在“不”后， 表示程度浅或次数少） not very; not often:

不大好 not very good;

不大清楚 not too clear;

他不大看电影。 He seldom goes to cinema.

他最近不大来。 He hasn't been coming around much recently.

名

(年纪大的人) adult; grown-up:

一家大小 the whole family;

全家大小5口。 There are five people in the family altogether.

(方) （父亲） father:

俺大是个农民。 My father is a peasant.

(方) （伯父或叔父） one's father's brother; uncle

（姓氏） a surname:

大明 Da Ming

另见 dài。

2) 大

dài

形

(义同“大” (dà), 用于“大城”、“大夫”、“大黄”、“大王”）

动

(书)（将要; 打算） be going to; will; shall （通“待”）另见 dà。

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Ⅰ. 大|大 [dà] ► big ► huge ► large ► major ► great ► wide ► deep ► oldest ► eldest

Ⅱ. 大|大 [dài] ► see ↑大夫 [dài fu]