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宏大

hóngdà

grand, magnificent

A tiny person before a huge red palace hall
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Characters in this word

宏 hóng

Strokes
7
Radical
宀 — roof
Made of
宀 roof 厷 forearm, upper arm
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 宏

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

  • 这座博物馆的设计宏大而不奢华,体现了城市的历史厚度。 Zhè zuò bówùguǎn de shèjì hóngdà ér bù shēhuá, tǐxiàn le chéngshì de lìshǐ hòudù. The design of this museum is grand but not extravagant, reflecting the historical depth of the city.
  • 这座桥的规模十分宏大,每天都有很多游客来参观。 Zhè zuò qiáo de guīmó shífēn hóngdà, měi tiān dōu yǒu hěn duō yóukè lái cānguān. This bridge is enormous in scale, and many tourists come to see it every day.
  • 他从小就有一个宏大的梦想,想走遍世界。 Tā cóng xiǎo jiù yǒu yí gè hóngdà de mèngxiǎng, xiǎng zǒubiàn shìjiè. Since childhood he has had a grand dream: to travel all over the world.

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