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大小

dàxiǎo

size

Two bowls of different sizes
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Characters in this word

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

小 xiǎo

Strokes
3
Radical
小 — small, tiny, insignificant
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这个大小正好。 Zhè ge dà xiǎo zhèng hǎo. This size is just right.
  • 大小不一样。 Dà xiǎo bù yí yàng. The sizes are different.
  • 你要什么大小? Nǐ yào shén me dà xiǎo? What size do you want?

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