大 big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4jie3]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother) 硕 大 shuò dà big / huge / massive 觥 筹 交 错 gōng chóu jiāo cuò wine goblets and gambling chips lie intertwined / to drink and gamble together in a large group (idiom) / a big (drinking) party 京 capital city of a country / big / algebraic term for a large number (old) / artificial mound (old) 伟 big / large / great 洪 flood / big / great 硕 (bound form) large / big / (bound form) master's degree (abbr. for 碩士|硕士[shuo4shi4]) 渠 (artificial) stream / canal / drain / ditch (CL:條|条[tiao2]) / (literary) big / great / (dialect) he / she / him / her / (old) rim of a carriage wheel / felloe 桓 Chinese soapberry (Sapindus mukurossi) / big / pillar (old) 觥 big / cup made of horn / horn wine container 俣 big 闳 big / gate 簻 big / hunger 强 大 qiáng dà big and strong / formidable / powerful 大 哥 dà gē eldest brother / big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself) / gang leader / boss 大 幅 dà fú a big margin / substantially 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] 多 大 duō dà how old? / how big? / how much? / so big / that much 巨 头 jù tóu tycoon / magnate / big player (including company, country, school etc) / big shot 特 大 tè dà exceptionally big 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 口 dà kǒu big mouthful (of food, drink, smoke etc) / open mouth / gulping / gobbling / gaping 大 局 dà jú overall situation / the big picture 冲 刺 chōng cì (sports) to sprint / to spurt / to dash / to put in a big effort to achieve a goal as the deadline approaches 进 城 jìn chéng to go to town / to enter a big city (to live or work) 天 大 tiān dà gargantuan / as big as the sky / enormous 大 兴 dà xīng to go in for something in a big way / to undertake on a large scale 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 豪 门 háo mén rich and powerful (families) / aristocratic / big shots 拇 指 mǔ zhǐ thumb / big toe 大 亨 dà hēng big shot / top gun / superstar / VIP 巨 龙 jù lóng gigantic dragon (lit. and fig.) / titanosaur (abbr. for 泰坦巨龍|泰坦巨龙[tai4 tan3 ju4 long2]) / (slang) big dick / schlong 大 炮 dà pào big gun / cannon / artillery / one who talks big / CL:門|门[men2],尊[zun1] 华 尔 街 Huá ěr Jiē Wall Street, New York / by extension, American big business 吹 牛 chuī niú to talk big / to shoot off one's mouth / to chat (dialect) 大 腕 dà wàn (coll.) big shot / big name / bigwig / heavyweight 波 霸 bō bà (slang) (loanword) big boobs / big-breasted / (coll.) tapioca balls, in 波霸奶茶[bo1 ba4 nai3 cha2] 北 斗 Běi dǒu Great Bear / Big Dipper / Beidou or Peitou Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan 偌 大 ruò dà so big / such a big 牛 皮 niú pí cowhide / leather / fig. flexible and tough / boasting / big talk 大 计 dà jì large scale program of lasting importance / project of paramount importance / to think big / annual national audit 找 死 zhǎo sǐ to court death / to take a big risk 轻 描 淡 写 qīng miáo dàn xiě (idiom) to treat sth as no big deal / to downplay / to understate 一 斑 yī bān lit. one spot (on the leopard) / fig. one small item in a big scheme 坛 子 tán zi jug (earthenware with a big belly and a small opening) 头 大 tóu dà to have a big head / (fig.) to get a headache / one's head is swimming 大 爆 炸 Dà bào zhà Big Bang (cosmology) 大 鳄 dà è lit. big crocodile / fig. major figure / big shot / top boss (esp. criminal) 大 踏 步 dà tà bù in big strides / (fig.) in giant steps 箭 步 jiàn bù sudden big stride forward 斗 牛 Dǒu Niú Big Dipper and Altair (astronomy) 闹 翻 nào fān to have a falling out / to have a big argument 北 斗 星 Běi dǒu xīng the Big Dipper / the Plow 大 锅 dà guō a big wok / cauldron 大 棒 dà bàng big stick (policy etc) 大 言 不 惭 dà yán bù cán to boast shamelessly / to talk big 大 肚 子 dà dù zi pregnant / potbelly / big eater 老 大 哥 lǎo dà gē big brother 大 灰 狼 dà huī láng big bad wolf 大 红 大 紫 dà hóng dà zǐ to hit the big time 硬 仗 yìng zhàng tough battle / difficult task / big challenge 顾 全 大 局 gù quán dà jú to take the big picture into consideration (idiom) / to work for the benefits of all 显 贵 xiǎn guì dignitary / distinguished person / royalty / nobleman / big shot 巨 细 jù xì big and small 饭 庄 fàn zhuāng big restaurant 大 动 干 戈 dà dòng gān gē lit. to go to war (idiom) / fig. to make a big fuss over sth 磊 落 lěi luò big and stout / big-hearted / open and honest / continuous / repeated 斗 转 星 移 Dǒu zhuǎn xīng yí lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] has turned and the stars have moved / time flies / also written 星移斗轉|星移斗转[xing1 yi2 Dou3 zhuan3] 夸 夸 其 谈 kuā kuā qí tán to talk big / to sound off / bombastic / grandiloquent 魁 伟 kuí wěi tall and big / stalwart 粲 然 càn rán clear and bright / with a big smile 豪 富 háo fù rich and powerful / rich and influential person / big shot 魁 星 Kuí xīng stars of the Big Dipper that constitute the rectangular body of the dipper / Kuixing, Daoist God of fate 天 玑 tiān jī Phecda / Gamma Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper 耍 嘴 皮 子 shuǎ zuǐ pí zi to talk glibly / to talk big / to be all talk 吹 牛 皮 chuī niú pí to boast / to talk big 笑 面 虎 xiào miàn hǔ man with a big smile and evil intentions 盲 人 摸 象 máng rén mō xiàng blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]) / fig. unable to see the big picture / to mistake the part for the whole / unable to see the wood for the trees 大 本 钟 Dà běn Zhōng Big Ben 集 腋 成 裘 jí yè chéng qiú many hairs make a fur coat (idiom) / many small contributions add up to sth big / many a mickle makes a muckle 不 识 大 体 bù shí dà tǐ to fail to see the larger issue (idiom) / to fail to grasp the big picture 星 移 斗 转 xīng yí Dǒu zhuǎn lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] has turned and the stars have moved / time flies / also written 斗轉星移|斗转星移[Dou3 zhuan3 xing1 yi2] 夸 海 口 kuā hǎi kǒu to boast / to talk big 盘 tray / plate / dish / (finance) (bound form) market prices / (computing) (bound form) disk / to coil (a rope, pigtail etc) / to check / to examine / to investigate / to transfer / to sell (property) / to shift / to move (sth big and heavy) / classifier for things resembling a plate or dish / classifier for coils / classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc) 轮 wheel / disk / ring / steamship / to take turns / to rotate / classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn 涛 big wave / Taiwan pr. [tao2] 嚷 to shout / to bellow / to make a big deal of sth / to make a fuss about sth 拇 thumb / big toe 盎 (literary) ancient earthenware container with a big belly and small mouth / (literary) brimming / abundant 罡 stars of the Big Dipper that constitute the tail of the dipper 耷 (literary) big ears / (bound form) to droop 铤 big arrow / walk fast 伉 spouse / big and tall / strong / robust / upright and outspoken 杓 (literary) handle of a spoon or ladle / (literary) collective name for the three stars that form the handle of the Big Dipper 纛 big banner / feather banner or fan 铙 big cymbals 籓 big winnow basket 膴 big piece of meat / dried meat 磭 big lip 小 题 大 做 xiǎo tí dà zuò to make a big fuss over a minor issue (idiom)
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