Correct
老大不小
/ lǎo dà bù xiǎo /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
老大不小的人了
2
早就是老大不小的了
3
老大不小了
Definition
老大不小
Literally means:
old enough
Actually means:
It means that one has grown up, approaching or already reaching adulthood. It is often used by one's seniors as an admonition to the junior.
指人已经长大了，接近或达到成年人的年龄。多用于长辈提醒晚辈说话做事要有成年人的样子。
Example
Used as predicate or attributive. (作谓语、定语)
1
Nǐ
你
yě
也
lǎodàbùxiǎo
老大不小
le
了
,
yě
也
gāi
该
tánliànài
谈恋爱
jiéhūn
结婚
chéngjiā
成家
le
了
。
You are not small, it is time to fall in love and get married and become a family.
2
Tā
他
dōu
都
lǎodàbùxiǎo
老大不小
le
了
,
zìjǐ
自己
yě
也
yǒu
有
gōngzuò
工作
le
了
,
hái
还
xiàng
向
fùmǔ
父母
yào
要
qián
钱
,
zhè
这
shuō
说
de
得
guòqù
过去
ma
吗
?
He is not small, he also has a job, but also to parents to ask for money, this is the right thing to say?
3
Tā
她
zǎo
早
jiù
就
shì
是
lǎodàbùxiǎo
老大不小
de
的
rén
人
le
了
,
hái
还
zhěngtiān
整天
gēn
跟
xiǎoháizi
小孩子
dádánàonào
打打闹闹
,
bù
不
xiàng
像
gè
个
dàren
大人
。
She has long been a big man, but also all day with children to fight, not like adults.