巨额 jù’é a huge sum
a huge sum; an enormous amount (of money)
How to remember 巨额: 巨 huge + 额 forehead = a huge sum.
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How it is used
- A huge sum of money - 公司背负巨额债务 (gōngsī bēifù jù'é zhàiwù) the company carries enormous debt.
- An attributive that pairs specifically with money amounts: 巨额资金/利润/罚款/亏损. Emphasizes the staggering scale of a figure.
- Contrast 大量 (dàliàng, a large quantity, of anything countable/uncountable); 巨额 is reserved for monetary/financial magnitudes.