巨大 jùdà huge
huge; immense; enormous; gigantic
How to remember 巨大: 巨 huge + 大 big = huge.
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How it is used
- Huge/enormous, for scale and abstract magnitude: 巨大的变化 (jùdà de biànhuà) enormous changes; 巨大成功.
- Stronger and more formal than 大; pairs with impact, differences, losses, successes.
- Contrast 庞大 (pángdà, vast/bulky, often of systems/numbers) - 巨大 is more general "immense."
Example sentences
- 已经取得巨大进展。 Yǐjīng qǔdé jùdà jìnzhǎn.Great progress has been made.
- 这是一个巨大的挑战。 Zhèshì yígè jùdà de tiǎozhàn.That's a huge challenge.
- 从山上走来一只巨大的怪物。 Cóng shānshàng zǒulái yīzhī jùdà de guàiwù.A huge monster is coming down the mountain.