大 dà big
big; older
How it came to be
The standing person with the arms thrown wide. Nothing in the shape is large; the gesture is, the width somebody makes to show how big a thing was.
How it is used
- Big, broadly - size, age, or degree - 大城市 (dà chéngshì) a big city, 你多大? (nǐ duō dà?) how old are you?
- Opposite of 小 (xiǎo); note 大学 (dàxué) university vs 小学 (xiǎoxué) primary school. Rare reading dài in 大夫 (dàifu) doctor.
Characters built with 大
- 天 day
- 关 to close
- 太 too much
- 椅 chair
- 因 because
- 送 deliver
- 参 take part
- 奇 strange
- 骑 ride
- 美 beautiful
- 联 connect
- 态 attitude
- 烟 smoke
- 奖 prize
- 奋 strive
- 寄 send
- 套 case
- 庆 to congratulate
- 达 to reach
- 奈 but
- 类 category
- 衡 to measure
- 吞 to absorb
- 夺 to rob
- 奔 to rush about
- 姻 relatives by marriage
- 尖 sharp
- 汰 to eliminate
- 添 to add
- 牵 to drag
- 倚 to rely on
- 咽 throat
- 夯 burden
- 奠 to found
- 奢 exaggerated
- 奥 mysterious
- 崎 rough
- 惨 miserable
- 掺 to mix
- 渗 to seep
Words with 大
- 大家dàjiāeveryoneHSK 1
- 大学dàxuéuniversityHSK 1
- 大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity studentHSK 1
- 大概dàgàiprobablyHSK 3
- 大人dàrenadultHSK 3
- 大小dàxiǎosizeHSK 3
- 大熊猫dàxióngmāogiant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)HSK 3
- 大衣dàyīovercoatHSK 3
- 大约dàyuēapproximatelyHSK 4
- 大夫dàifudoctorHSK 4
- 大厅dàtīnghallHSK 4
- 大大dàdàgreatlyHSK 4
- 大巴dàbālarge busHSK 4
- 大自然dàzìránnature (the natural world)HSK 4
- 大赛dàsàigrand contestHSK 4
- 大量dàliànggreat amountHSK 4
- 伟大wěidàhugeHSK 5
- 大事dàshìmajor eventHSK 5
- 大于dàyúgreater thanHSK 5
- 大众dàzhòngthe publicHSK 5
- 大会dàhuìgeneral assemblyHSK 5
- 大力dàlìenergeticallyHSK 5
- 大厦dàshàmansionHSK 5
- 大型dàxínglargeHSK 5
- 大多dàduōfor the most partHSK 5
- 大妈dàmāfather's elder brother's wifeHSK 5
- 大批dàpīlarge quantities ofHSK 5
- 大爷dàyefather's older brotherHSK 5
- 大米dàmǐriceHSK 5
- 大胆dàdǎnbrazenHSK 5
- 大脑dànǎobrainHSK 5
- 大象dàxiàngelephantHSK 5
- 巨大jùdàhugeHSK 5
- 广大guǎngdàvast or extensiveHSK 5
- 强大qiángdàbig and strongHSK 5
- 扩大kuòdàto expandHSK 5
- 重大zhòngdàgreatHSK 5
- 高大gāodàtallHSK 5
- 大伙儿dàhuǒreverybody; all of us (spoken, erhua)HSK 6
- 大使dàshǐambassadorHSK 6
Example sentences
- 这个苹果很大。 Zhège píngguǒ hěn dà.This apple is very big.
- 这里只有大号的。 Zhèlǐ zhǐyǒu dà hào de.We only have L size here.
- 雨很大，但是他还是出门了。 Yǔ hěn dà, dànshì tā háishi chūmén le.He went out though it was raining heavily.
- 大海很蓝。 Dàhǎi hěn lán.The sea is very blue.