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大 dà big / huge / large / major / great / wide / deep / older (than) / oldest / eldest / greatly / very much / (dialect) father / father's elder or younger brother
大 dài see 大夫[dai4 fu5]
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大V dà V influential microblogger with a verified account (hence the "V")
大家 dà jiā everyone / influential family / great expert
大学 dà xué university / college / CL:所[suo3]
大小 dà xiǎo dimension / magnitude / size / measurement / large and small / at any rate / adults and children / consideration of seniority
大量 dà liàng great amount / large quantity / bulk / numerous / generous / magnanimous
大型 dà xíng large / large-scale
大陆 dà lù continent / mainland / CL:個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4]
大会 dà huì general assembly / general meeting / convention / CL:個|个[ge4],屆|届[jie4]
大大 dà dà greatly / enormously / (dialect) dad / uncle
大厦 dà shà (used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈|百老汇大厦 / Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝國大廈|帝国大厦 / Empire State Building etc)
大哥 dà gē eldest brother / big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself) / gang leader / boss
大师 dà shī great master / master
大连 Dà lián Dalian subprovincial city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3] in northeast China
大概 dà gài roughly / probably / rough / approximate / about / general idea
大全 dà quán all-inclusive / complete / comprehensive collection
大人 dà ren adult / grownup / title of respect toward superiors
大力 dà lì energetically / vigorously
大众 dà zhòng the masses / the great bulk of the population / popular (of music, science etc)
大声 dà shēng loud voice / in a loud voice / loudly
大约 dà yuē approximately / probably
大战 dà zhàn war / to wage war
大多 dà duō for the most part / many / most / the greater part / mostly
大幅 dà fú a big margin / substantially
大门 dà mén entrance / door / gate / large and influential family
大笑 dà xiào to laugh heartily / a belly laugh
大胆 dà dǎn brazen / audacious / outrageous / bold / daring / fearless
大地 dà dì earth / mother earth
大道 dà dào main street / avenue
大片 dà piàn wide expanse / large area / vast stretch / extending widely / blockbuster movie
大事 dà shì major event / major political event (war or change of regime) / major social event (wedding or funeral) / (do sth) in a big way / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
大街 dà jiē street / main street / CL:條|条[tiao2]
大奖 dà jiǎng prize / award
大专 dà zhuān three-year college / junior college / professional training college
大厅 dà tīng hall / lounge
大汉 dà hàn big person / the great Han dynasty
大楼 dà lóu building (a relatively large, multistory one) / CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4]
大方 dà fang generous / magnanimous / stylish / in good taste / easy-mannered / natural and relaxed
大方 dà fāng expert / scholar / mother earth / a type of green tea
大海 dà hǎi sea / ocean
大脑 dà nǎo brain / cerebrum
大于 dà yú greater than / bigger than / more than, >
大名 dà míng famous name / your distinguished name / one's formal personal name
大作 dà zuò your work (book, musical composition etc) (honorific) / to erupt / to begin abruptly
大队 dà duì group / a large body of / production brigade / military group
大豆 dà dòu soybean
大纲 dà gāng synopsis / outline / program / leading principles
大致 dà zhì more or less / roughly / approximately
大批 dà pī large quantities of
大都 dà dōu for the most part / on the whole / also pr. [da4 du1]
大都 dà dū for the most part / on the whole / metropolitan
大军 dà jūn army / main forces
大半 dà bàn more than half / greater part / most / probably / most likely
大夫 dà fū senior official (in imperial China)
大夫 dài fu doctor / physician
大腿 dà tuǐ thigh
大有 dà yǒu there is much / (literary) abundance
大气 dà qì atmosphere (surrounding the earth) / imposing / impressive / stylish
大王 dài wang robber baron (in opera, old stories) / magnate
大王 dà wáng king / magnate / person having expert skill in something
大臣 dà chén chancellor (of a monarchy) / cabinet minister
大桥 Dà Qiáo Da Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], the two great beauties of ancient China
大国 dà guó a power (i.e. a dominant country)
大唐 Dà Táng the Tang dynasty (618-907)
大类 dà lèi main type / main class / main category
大喊 dà hǎn to shout
大使 dà shǐ ambassador / envoy / CL:名[ming2],位[wei4]
大姐 dà jiě big sister / elder sister / older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker)
大为 dà wéi very / greatly
大一 dà yī first-year university student
大米 dà mǐ (husked) rice
大树 Dà shù Tashu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
大口 dà kǒu big mouthful (of food, drink, smoke etc) / open mouth / gulping / gobbling / gaping
大叔 dà shū eldest of father's younger brothers / uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father)
大火 dà huǒ conflagration / large fire / CL:場|场[chang2]
大局 dà jú overall situation / the big picture
大洋 dà yáng ocean / (old) silver dollar
大哭 dà kū to cry loudly
大庆 Dà qìng Daqing prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China
大爷 dà ye (coll.) father's older brother / uncle / term of respect for older man
大爷 dà yé arrogant idler / self-centered show-off
大同 Dà tóng (Confucianism) Great Harmony (concept of an ideal society)
大雨 dà yǔ heavy rain / CL:場|场[chang2]
大步 dà bù large strides
大卫 Dà wèi David (name) / Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825), French neoclassical painter
大意 dà yi careless
大意 dà yì general idea / main idea
大喜 dà xǐ exultation
大虾 dà xiā prawn / (Internet slang) expert / whiz
大帝 dà dì heavenly emperor / "the Great" (title)
大象 dà xiàng elephant / CL:隻|只[zhi1]
大选 dà xuǎn general election
大户 dà hù great family / rich family / large landlord / conspicuous spender or consumer
大将 dà jiàng a general or admiral
大风 dà fēng gale / CL:場|场[chang2]
大便 dà biàn to defecate / excrement / feces
大山 Dà shān Dashan, stage name of Canadian Mark Henry Rowswell (1965-), actor and well-known TV personality in PRC
大殿 dà diàn main hall of a Buddhist temple
大雪 Dà xuě Daxue or Great Snow, 21st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 / 7th-21st December
大惊 dà jīng with great alarm
大伙 dà huǒ everybody / everyone / we all
大餐 dà cān great meal / banquet
大关 dà guān strategic pass / barrier or mark (i.e. a level considered impressive, usually a round figure such as 10,000) / instrument of torture used to break limbs
大肆 dà sì wantonly / without restraint (of enemy or malefactor) / unbridled
大发 Dà fā Daihatsu, Japanese car company
大怒 dà nù to become furious / to explode in anger
大兴 dà xīng to go in for something in a big way / to undertake on a large scale
大汗 dà hàn profuse perspiration
大汗 dà hán supreme khan
大体 dà tǐ in general / more or less / in rough terms / basically / on the whole / overall situation / the big picture / cadaver for dissection in training medical students
大三 dà sān third-year university student
大河 dà hé large river (esp the Yellow River)
大跌 dà diē large fall
大亨 dà hēng big shot / top gun / superstar / VIP
大牌 dà pái strong card / honor card (card games) / very popular or successful person / self-important
大漠 dà mò desert
大堂 dà táng lobby
大衣 dà yī overcoat / topcoat / cloak / CL:件[jian4]
大开 dà kāi to open wide
大胜 dà shèng to defeat decisively / to win decisively / great victory / triumph
大变 dà biàn huge changes
大四 dà sì fourth-year university student
大举 dà jǔ (do sth) on a large scale
大炮 dà pào big gun / cannon / artillery / one who talks big / CL:門|门[men2],尊[zun1]
大院 dà yuàn courtyard (surrounded by many buildings) / compound / great institution
大骂 dà mà to rain curses (on sb) / to let sb have it / to bawl sb out
大二 dà èr second-year university student
大蒜 dà suàn garlic / CL:瓣[ban4],頭|头[tou2]
大闹 dà nào to cause havoc / to run amok
大刀 dà dāo broadsword / large knife / machete
大旗 dà qí banner
大红 dà hóng crimson
大公 dà gōng grand duke / impartial
大业 dà yè great cause / great undertaking
大巴 dà bā (coll.) large bus / coach / (abbr. for 大型巴士)
大马 Dà mǎ Malaysia
大妈 dà mā father's elder brother's wife / aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman)
大路 dà lù avenue / CL:條|条[tiao2]
大圣 dà shèng great sage / mahatma / king / emperor / outstanding personage / Buddha
大腕 dà wàn star / big shot / celebrity / leading actor / authority (slang)
大嫂 dà sǎo older brother's wife / sister-in-law / elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman)
大宗 dà zōng large amount / staple / influential family of long standing
大娘 dà niáng (coll.) father's older brother's wife / aunt (polite address)
大计 dà jì large scale program of lasting importance / project of paramount importance / to think big / annual national audit
大神 dà shén deity / (Internet slang) guru / expert / whiz
大病 dà bìng serious illness
大观 Dà guān Daguan district of Anqing city 安慶市|安庆市[An1 qing4 shi4], Anhui
大阪 Dà bǎn Ōsaka, a city and prefecture in Japan
大潮 dà cháo spring tide / (fig.) momentous social change
大部 dà bù most of / the majority of sth
大吃 dà chī to gorge oneself / to pig out
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最大 zuì dà biggest / largest / maximum
很大 hěn dà tremendous
强大 qiáng dà large / formidable / powerful / strong
重大 zhòng dà great / important / major / significant
广大 guǎng dà (of an area) vast or extensive / large-scale / widespread / (of people) numerous
巨大 jù dà huge / immense / very large / tremendous / gigantic / enormous
人大 Rén dà (Chinese) National People's Congress (abbr. for 全國人民代表大會|全国人民代表大会[Quan2 guo2 Ren2 min2 Dai4 biao3 Da4 hui4]) / Renmin University of China (abbr. for 中國人民大學|中国人民大学[Zhong1 guo2 Ren2 min2 Da4 xue2])
扩大 kuò dà to expand / to enlarge / to broaden one's scope
老大 lǎo dà old age / very / eldest child in a family / leader of a group / boss / captain of a boat / leader of a criminal gang
不大 bù dà not very / not too / not often
加大 jiā dà to increase (e.g. one's effort)
较大 jiào dà comparatively large
更大 gèng dà bigger / even bigger
伟大 wěi dà huge / great / grand / worthy of the greatest admiration / important (contribution etc)
长大 zhǎng dà to grow up
极大 jí dà maximum / enormous
庞大 páng dà huge / enormous / tremendous
增大 zēng dà to enlarge / to amplify / to magnify
北大 Běi Dà Peking University (abbr. for 北京大學|北京大学)
放大 fàng dà to enlarge / to magnify
盛大 shèng dà grand / majestic / magnificent
多大 duō dà how old? / how big? / how much? / so big / that much
高大 gāo dà tall / lofty
壮大 zhuàng dà to expand / to strengthen
特大 tè dà exceptionally big
宽大 kuān dà spacious / wide / lenient
天大 tiān dà gargantuan / as big as the sky / enormous
师大 shī dà abbr. for 師範大學|师范大学[shi1 fan4 da4 xue2], normal university / teacher training college
交大 Jiāo dà Jiaotong University / University of Communications / abbr. of 交通大學|交通大学[Jiao1 tong1 Da4 xue2]
远大 yuǎn dà far-reaching / broad / ambitious / promising
莫大 mò dà greatest / most important
光大 guāng dà splendid / magnificent / abbr. for 中國光大銀行|中国光大银行[Zhong1 guo2 Guang1 da4 Yin2 hang2], China Everbright Bank
宏大 hóng dà great / grand
夸大 kuā dà to exaggerate
硕大 shuò dà big / huge / massive
偌大 ruò dà so big / such a big
粗大 cū dà thick / bulky / loud
自大 zì dà arrogant
博大 bó dà enormous / broad / extensive
国大 Guó Dà abbr. for 國民大會|国民大会, National Assembly of the Republic of China (extant during various periods between 1913 and 2005) / abbr. for 新加坡國立大學|新加坡国立大学, National University of Singapore (NUS) / abbr. for 印度國民大會黨|印度国民大会党, Indian National Congress (INC) / abbr. for 馬來西亞印度國民大會黨|马来西亚印度国民大会党, Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)
头大 tóu dà to have a big head / (fig.) to get a headache / one's head is swimming
南大 Nán Dà Nanjing University, NJU (abbr. for 南京大學|南京大学[Nan2 jing1 Da4 xue2])
胆大 dǎn dà daring / bold / audacious
肥大 féi dà loose fitting clothes / fat / stout / swelling (of internal organ) / hypertrophy
台大 Tái Dà abbr. for 臺灣大學|台湾大学[Tai2 wan1 Da4 xue2]
联大 Lián Dà abbr. for 聯合國大會|联合国大会[Lian2 he2 guo2 Da4 hui4], United Nations General Assembly / abbr. for 國立西南聯合大學|国立西南联合大学[Guo2 li4 Xi1 nan2 Lian2 he2 Da4 xue2], National Southwest Combined University
浩大 hào dà vast / great / large amount
马大 Mǎ dà Martha (biblical name)
绝大 jué dà most of
肿大 zhǒng dà swelling / enlargement / hypertrophy
斗大 dǒu dà huge
医大 yī dà abbr. for 醫科大學|医科大学[yi1 ke1 da4 xue2], university of medicine
犹大 Yóu dà Judas / Judah (son of Jacob)
拿大 ná dà to put on airs / self-important / high and mighty
暨大 Jì Dà abbr. for Jinan University 暨南大學|暨南大学[Ji4 nan2 Da4 xue2]
胀大 zhàng dà swollen
旅大 Lu:3 Dà Lüshun 旅順|旅顺[Lu:3 shun4] port and Dalian city 大連|大连[Da4 lian2], Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3]
函大 hán dà abbr. for 函授大學|函授大学[han2 shou4 da4 xue2], open university
措大 cuò dà worthless scholar / useless wretch
点大 diǎn dà (of a child etc) small as a mite / minuscule
独大 dú dà to dominate over all others / to wield all the power / to reign supreme
复大 Fù Dà Fudan University, Shanghai, abbr. for 復旦大學|复旦大学[Fu4 dan4 Da4 xue2]
辅大 Fǔ Dà abbr. for 輔仁大學|辅仁大学[Fu3 ren2 Da4 xue2]
哥大 Gē Dà Columbia University (abbr.)
火大 huǒ dà to get mad / to be very angry
脸大 liǎn dà bold / unafraid
命大 mìng dà lucky (to have escaped death or serious injury)
糗大 qiǔ dà hoax
碩大 shuò dà big / huge / massive
四大 sì dà the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism) / the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放|大鸣大放[da4 ming2 da4 fang4], 大辯論|大辩论[da4 bian4 lun4], 大字報|大字报[da4 zi4 bao4] (PRC)
养大 yǎng dà to raise (a child or animal)
业大 yè dà part-time college (abbr. for 業餘大學|业余大学[ye4 yu2 da4 xue2])
夜大 yè dà evening college (abbr. for 夜大學|夜大学[ye4 da4 xue2])
做大 zuò dà arrogant / to put on airs / (business etc) to expand / to enlarge / to do sth on a big scale
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意大利 Yì dà lì Italy / Italian
加拿大 Jiā ná dà Canada / Canadian
赚大钱 zhuàn dà qián to earn a fortune
最大化 zuì dà huà to maximize
一大早 yī dà zǎo at dawn / at first light / first thing in the morning
放大器 fàng dà qì amplifier
斯大林 Sī dà lín Joseph Stalin (1879-1953), Soviet dictator
放大镜 fàng dà jìng magnifying glass
义大利 Yì dà lì (Tw) Italy / Italian
北师大 Běi Shī Dà Beijing Normal University / abbr. for 北京師範大學|北京师范大学[Bei3 jing1 Shi1 fan4 Da4 xue2]
新大陆 xīn dà lù the New World / the Americas as opposed to the Old World 舊大陸|旧大陆[jiu4 da4 lu4] or Eurasia
士大夫 shì dà fū scholar officials
十五大 shí wǔ dà 1 5th Party Congress (of Chinese Communist Party)
老大爷 lǎo dà yé uncle / grandpa / CL:位[wei4]
百慕大 Bǎi mù dà Bermuda
老大哥 lǎo dà gē big brother
华师大 Huá Shī Dà East China Normal University / abbr. for 華東師範大學|华东师范大学[Hua2 dong1 Shi1 fan4 Da4 xue2]
黄大仙 huáng dà xiān Wong Tai Sin district of Kowloon, Hong Kong
北大荒 běi dà huāng the Great Northern Wilderness (in Northern China)
冤大头 yuān dà tóu spendthrift and foolish / sb with more money than sense
五大洲 wǔ dà zhōu five continents / the whole world
前大灯 qián dà dēng headlight
挑大梁 tiǎo dà liáng to play a leading role / to bear a heavy responsibility
李大钊 Lǐ Dà zhāo Li Dazhao (1889-1927), early Chinese Marxist and founding member of the communist party
特大号 tè dà hào jumbo / king-sized
扩大化 kuò dà huà to extend the scope / to exaggerate
金大中 Jīn Dà zhōng Kim Dae-jung (1926-2009), South Korea politician, president 1998-2003, Nobel peace prize laureate 2000
随大流 suí dà liú to follow the crowd / going with the tide
自大狂 zì dài kuáng megalomania / egomania / delusions of grandeur
自大狂 zì dà kuáng megalomania / egomania / delusions of grandeur
老大娘 lǎo dà niáng old lady / Madam (polite address) / CL:位[wei4]
次大陆 cì dà lù subcontinent (e.g. the Indian subcontinent)
胖大海 pàng dà hǎi malva nut / seed of Sterculia lychnophora
马大哈 mǎ dà hā a careless person / scatterbrain / frivolous and forgetful / abbr. for 馬馬虎虎、大大咧咧、嘻嘻哈哈|马马虎虎、大大咧咧、嘻嘻哈哈
孙大圣 Sūn dà shèng Great-Sage Sun / Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1]
国大党 Guó dà dǎng Indian Congress party
波哥大 Bō gē dà Bogota, capital of Colombia
核大国 hé dà guó a nuclear power (country)
蒙大拿 Méng dà ná Montana, US state
五大湖 Wǔ dà hú Great Lakes / the five north American Great Lakes
极大值 jí dà zhí maximum value
微大陆  microcontinent
傍大款 bàng dà kuǎn to live off a rich man
抱大腿 bào dà tuǐ (coll.) to cling to sb influential or famous
崩大碗 bēng dà wǎn gotu kola (Centella asiatica), herbaceous plant
伯赛大 Bó sài dà Bethsaida, settlement on the shore of the Sea of Galilee mentioned in the New Testament
不大离 bù dà lí pretty close / just about right / not bad / same as 差不多
草大青 cǎo dà qīng Isatis tinctoria (indigo woad plant)
吃大户 chī dà hù to plunder the homes of the wealthy for food (in times of famine) / (of sb who has no income) to rely on others / to demand a "contribution" or "loan" from a business or wealthy individual
吃大亏 chī dà kuī to cost one dearly / to end disastrously / to pay bitterly
船老大 chuán lǎo dà coxswain / steersman / boatswain (bo'sun)
出大差 chū dà chāi lit. to go on a long trip / fig. to be sent to the execution ground
春大麦 chūn dà mài spring barley
蹲大牢 dūn dà láo to be behind bars
泛大陆 fàn dà lù Pangea (geology)
泛大洋 fàn dà yáng Panthalassis (geology)
放大炮 fàng dà pào to talk big / to shoot one's mouth off
放大片 fàng dà piàn (Tw) cosmetic contact lens / big eye contact lens / circle contact lens
放大纸 fàng dà zhǐ enlarging paper (photography) / bromide paper
非国大 Fēi guó dà African National Congress, ANC / abbr. for 非洲人國民大會|非洲人国民大会[Fei1 zhou1 ren2 guo2 min2 da4 hui4]
高大上 gāo dà shàng (slang) high-end, elegant, and classy / abbr. for 高端大氣上檔次|高端大气上档次
花大姐 huā dà jiě common word for ladybug, more formally 瓢蟲|瓢虫[piao2 chong2]
假大空 jiǎ dà kōng empty words / bogus speech
姜大卫 jiāng dà wèi David
吉大港 Jí dà gǎng Chittagong (Bangladesh port city)
解大手 jiě dà shǒu (coll.) to defecate
旧大陆 jiù dà lù the Old World / Eurasia as opposed to the New World 新大陸|新大陆[xin1 da4 lu4] or the Americas
坎大哈 Kǎn dà hā Kandahar (town in Southern Afghanistan)
侃大山 kǎn dà shān to chatter idly / to gossip / to boast or brag
砍大山 kǎn dà shān to chat (1980s Beijing slang) / to chew the fat
拉扯大 lā che dà (coll.) to bring up / to rear / to raise
拉大便 là dà biàn to poop / to defecate
拉大便 lā dà biàn to poop / to defecate
拉大条 lā dà tiáo to defecate (slang)
老大妈 lǎo dà mā "Madam" (affectionate term for an elderly woman) / CL:位[wei4]
旅大市 Lu:3 Dà shì former name of Dalian city 大連|大连[Da4 lian2] incorporating Lüshun 旅順|旅顺[Lu:3 shun4]
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