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Character Decomposition
大=一+人
Etymology
A man 人 with outstretched arms
Meanings
big; large; great
older (than another person)
eldest (as in 大姐 dà jiě)
greatly; freely; fully
(dialect) father
(dialect) uncle (father's brother)
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Words with 大 2761 total
(name) David大卫Dà wèicaptain (army rank) · senior captain大尉dà wèithe collective · the whole · (Buddhism) the greater self大我dà wǒexultation大喜dà xǐlarge-scale Chinese opera · Beijing opera · major dramatic production (movie, TV series etc)大戏dà xìcompendium大系dà xìknight · swordsman · noble warrior · chivalrous hero大侠dà xiáHan Chinese name for an ancient Central Asia country大夏Dà xià(used in the names of grand buildings such as Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or Empire State Building etc)大厦dà shàgreat immortal大仙dà xiānthe limit · maximum · one's allocated lifespan大限dà xiànmain item (of program)大项dà xiàngelephant · CL: tóu大象dà xiànglarge and small · size · adults and children · consideration of seniority · at any rate大小dà xiǎosenior ranking officer in Chinese army · senior colonel大校dà xiàocapital letters · uppercase letters · block letters · banker's anti-fraud numerals大写dà xiě(Tw) considerate; thoughtful (from Taiwanese 貼心)大心dà xīnlarge · large-scale大型dà xíng
Idioms with 大 526 total Chain
nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi) · no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices · the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart · nothing is more wretched than apathy哀莫大于心死āi mò dà yú xīn sǐa project of vital and lasting importance百年大计bǎi nián dà jì(idiom) burly chap; husky fellow彪形大汉biāo xíng dà hàn(idiom) to fly into a rage; to see red勃然大怒bó rán dà nù(idiom) wide-ranging and profound博大精深bó dà jīng shēnlit. not fit for elegant hall (of artwork) · not presentable · coarse · unrefined不登大雅之堂bù dēng dà yǎ zhī táng
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