Big in size or importance
大 (dà) before a noun describes something large in scale, scope, or status.
大 (dà): Big — Stroke Order & Writing Guide
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Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 大 works in context.
大 (dà) before a noun describes something large in scale, scope, or status.
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Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 大 is used in context
embassy
大 (dà) in compound words expresses a high degree, large scale, or expansion.
大 (dà) in abstract words conveys an overall, approximate, or general meaning.
more or less; by and large; cardinal principle
university; college
Everyone really likes this new plan.
It will probably take about thirty minutes to get there.
My sister is going to university this year.
My room is not big.
This apple is very big.
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