大 型 dà xíng large / large-scale 大 dà big / huge / large / major / great / wide / deep / older (than) / oldest / eldest / greatly / very much / (dialect) father / father's elder or younger brother 强 大 qiáng dà large / formidable / powerful / strong 大 件 dà jiàn large / bulky / big-ticket item 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 巨 大 jù dà huge / immense / very large / tremendous / gigantic / enormous 较 大 jiào dà comparatively large 大 门 dà mén entrance / door / gate / large and influential family 大 片 dà piàn wide expanse / large area / vast stretch / extending widely / blockbuster movie 大 规 模 dà guī mó large scale / extensive / wide scale / broad scale 大 楼 dà lóu building (a relatively large, multistory one) / CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4] 大 队 dà duì group / a large body of / production brigade / military group 大 批 dà pī large quantities of 出 血 chū xuè to bleed / bleeding / (fig.) to spend money in large amounts 大 股 东 dà gǔ dōng large stockholder / majority shareholder 巨 额 jù é large sum (of money) / a huge amount 大 火 dà huǒ conflagration / large fire / CL:場|场[chang2] 大 步 dà bù large strides 兵 团 bīng tuán large military unit / formation / corps / army 涌 现 yǒng xiàn to emerge in large numbers / to spring up / to emerge prominently 大 问 题 dà wèn tí great problem / large problem 大 公 司 dà gōng sī large company / corporation 大 户 dà hù great family / rich family / large landlord / conspicuous spender or consumer 重 型 zhòng xíng heavy / heavy duty / large caliber 跳 楼 tiào lóu to jump from a building (to kill oneself) / fig. to sell at a large discount (in advertising) 大 兴 dà xīng to go in for something in a big way / to undertake on a large scale 高 额 gāo é high quota / large amount 大 大 小 小 dà dà xiǎo xiǎo large and small / of all sizes 大 型 企 业 dà xíng qǐ yè large scale industry / major industry 大 河 dà hé large river (esp the Yellow River) 大 跌 dà diē large fall 大 举 dà jǔ (do sth) on a large scale 大 刀 dà dāo broadsword / large knife / machete 琵 琶 pí pa pipa, Chinese lute, with 4 strings, a large pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboard 大 都 市 dà dū shì metropolis / large city / megacity 大 巴 dà bā (coll.) large bus / coach / (abbr. for 大型巴士) 大 部 分 dà bù fen in large part / the greater part / the majority 大 部 份 dà bù fen (in) large part / (the) greater part / the majority 悬 殊 xuán shū widely different / large disparity 大 宗 dà zōng large amount / staple / influential family of long standing 成 群 chéng qún in groups / large numbers of / grouping 重 金 zhòng jīn large sum of money 大 计 dà jì large scale program of lasting importance / project of paramount importance / to think big / annual national audit 大 卖 场 dà mài chǎng hypermarket / large warehouse-like self-service retail store 矗 立 chù lì to tower / standing tall and upright (of large building) 大 号 dà hào tuba / large size (clothes, print etc) / (polite) (your) name / (coll.) number two / to defecate 古 筝 gǔ zhēng zither or guzheng / large zither with 13 to 25 strings, developed from guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] during Tang and Song times 成 片 chéng piàn (of a large number of things) to form an expanse / to cover an area 吞 吐 tūn tǔ to take in and send out (in large quantities) 大 抵 dà dǐ generally speaking / by and large / for the most part 浩 大 hào dà vast / great / large amount 南 京 路 Nán jīng lù Nanjing St., large commercial street in Shanghai 卖 座 mài zuò (of a movie, show etc) to attract large audiences 千 岛 湖 Qiān dǎo Hú Qiandao Lake in Zhejiang, aka Xin'an River Reservoir, created as part of a large hydroelectric project in 1959 巨 幅 jù fú extremely large (of paintings, photographs etc) 分 家 fēn jiā to separate and live apart / division of a large family into smaller groups 在 逃 zài táo to be at large (of a criminal) 大 肠 dà cháng the large intestine 大 饼 dà bǐng large flat bread 箩 筐 luó kuāng large wicker basket 丰 碑 fēng bēi large inscribed stele / fig. great achievement / imperishable masterpiece 辈 出 bèi chū to come forth in large numbers 大 钱 dà qián large sum of money / old Chinese type of coin of high denomination 大 数 dà shù a large number 彻 骨 chè gǔ to the bone / to the marrow / fig. to a very large degree 大 口 径 dà kǒu jìng large caliber 成 群 结 队 chéng qún jié duì making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom) / in large numbers / as a large crowd 爆 乳 bào rǔ large breasts (slang) 招 兵 买 马 zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom) / to raise a large army / fig. to expand business / to recruit new staff 堆 积 如 山 duī jī rú shān to pile up like a mountain (idiom) / a mountain of (paperwork etc) / a large number of sth 遍 地 开 花 biàn dì kāi huā to blossom everywhere / to spring up all over the place / to flourish on a large scale 杏 眼 xìng yǎn large, round eyes (considered beautiful) 巨 轮 jù lún large ship / large wheel 群 居 qún jū to live together (in a large group or flock) 万 顷 wàn qǐng large landholding / vast space 大 球 dà qiú sports such as soccer, basketball and volleyball that use large balls / see also 小球[xiao3 qiu2] 逍 遥 法 外 xiāo yáo fǎ wài unfettered and beyond the law (idiom) / evading retribution / getting away with it (e.g. crimes) / still at large 济 济 jǐ jǐ large number of people 普 降 pǔ jiàng precipitation over a large area / widespread rain 榔 头 láng tou hammer / large hammer / sledgehammer 大 锅 饭 dà guō fàn meal cooked in a large pot / communal meal / (fig.) system that rewards everyone equally regardless of merit 粗 制 滥 造 cū zhì làn zào to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom) / rough and slipshod work 大 族 dà zú large and influential family / clan 大 一 统 dà yī tǒng unification (of the nation) / large scale unification 人 民 战 争 rén mín zhàn zhēng people's war, military strategy advocated by Mao whereby a large number of ordinary citizens provide support in a campaign 大 兴 土 木 dà xīng tǔ mù to carry out large scale construction 花 厅 huā tīng reception pavilion (generally part of a large residence, and often built in a garden) 肥 硕 féi shuò fleshy (fruit) / plump / large and firm-fleshed (limbs, body) / stout 富 户 fù hù rich family / large landlord 大 步 流 星 dà bù liú xīng at a stride / taking large steps (while walking) 兴 师 动 众 xīng shī dòng zhòng to muster large forces / to get a great number of people involved (in carrying out some task) 门 mén gate / door / CL:扇[shan4] / gateway / doorway / CL:個|个[ge4] / opening / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) / classifier for large guns / classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology / (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal / derived from Watergate) 包 场 bāo chǎng to reserve all the seats (or a large block of seats) at a theater, restaurant etc 圣 路 易 斯 Shèng lù yì sī St Louis, large city in eastern Missouri 万 元 户 wàn yuán hù household with savings or annual income of 10,000 yuan or more (considered a large amount in the 1970s, when the term became established) 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 三 弦 sān xián sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and long neck, used in folk music, opera and Chinese orchestra 田 湾 Tián wān Tianwan in Lianyungang 連雲港|连云港, site of large nuclear power plant 打 牙 祭 dǎ yá jì to have a large and sumptuous meal (traditionally on the 1st and 15th of each month)