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大

dà

big, large; older

HSK 1 · Topic “Family” Describing words
big, large; older
Memory picture

Character

大 dà

Strokes
3
Radical
大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
Made of
一 one 人 man, person
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 我的家很大。 Wǒ de jiā hěn dà. My home is big.
  • 这个苹果大吗? Zhège píngguǒ dà ma? Is this apple big?
  • 他的狗很大。 Tā de gǒu hěn dà. His dog is very big.
  • 哥哥比我大。 Gēge bǐ wǒ dà. My older brother is older than me.
  • 你今年多大? Nǐ jīnnián duō dà? How old are you this year?
  • 今天风太大了。 Jīntiān fēng tài dà le. The wind is too strong today.
  • 大杯子里没有水。 Dà bēizi lǐ méiyǒu shuǐ. There is no water in the big cup.
  • 王明家有很大的桌子。 Wáng Míng jiā yǒu hěn dà de zhuōzi. Wang Ming's family has a very big table.
  • 学校门口的大树很高。 Xuéxiào ménkǒu de dà shù hěn gāo. The big tree at the school gate is very tall.
  • 你比李月大还是小? Nǐ bǐ Lǐ Yuè dà háishi xiǎo? Are you older or younger than Li Yue?

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