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大有可为

dàyǒukěwéi

to have great potential; to offer much scope for action

A person with a sapling stands before a wide road to the sunrise
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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

有 yǒu

Strokes
6
Radical
月 — moon
Made of
𠂇 hand 月 moon
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

可 kě

Strokes
5
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
丁 nail 口 mouth
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

为 wèi

Strokes
4
Radical
丶 — dot

Example phrases

  • 年轻人在这个新兴行业里大有可为。 Niánqīngrén zài zhège xīnxīng hángyè lǐ dàyǒukěwéi. Young people have great prospects in this emerging industry.
  • 这个小镇的旅游业大有可为,只是还缺少宣传。 Zhège xiǎozhèn de lǚyóuyè dàyǒukěwéi, zhǐshì hái quēshǎo xuānchuán. This town's tourism has great potential and only lacks publicity.
  • 只要肯努力,你在这方面一定大有可为。 Zhǐyào kěn nǔlì, nǐ zài zhè fāngmiàn yídìng dàyǒukěwéi. As long as you work hard, you will surely go far in this area.

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