HSK 1 HSK C1/W1/V1
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Strokes

Formula

1
AAde —— 大大的
2
A(大)/B(小)——AABB:大大小小

Collocation

1
很大
2
真大
3
不大
4
非常大
5
特别大
6
大得很
7
大极了
8
大一点儿
9
大一些
10
大两岁
11
大五公分

Definition

大 is an Adjective, which means “big; huge; large; major; great; wide; deep; elder (than); oldest; very much".

Example

大 as an Adjective, means "big".
1
Běijīng
北京
hěn
  

Beijing is huge.

2
gōng
故宫
zhēn
ā
  
!

The Forbidden City is so big!

3
Zhè
jiàn
fu
衣服
不大
xiǎo
  
,
zhènghǎo
正好
  

This dress is not big or small, just right.

4
yǎnjing
眼睛
大大
de
  
,
zhēn
piàoliang
漂亮
  
!

Her eyes are big, so beautiful!

5
gōng
故宫
de
hěn
  
,
tiān
de
shíjiān
时间
guàng
wán
  

The Forbidden City is so big that you can't finish it in a day.

大 as an Adjective, means "older (than)".
6
jiějie
姐姐
  
(
de
niánlíng
年龄
  
)
yàng
一样
  

She is as old as my sister.

7
jiějie
姐姐
sān
大三
suì
  

Her sister is three years older than her.

8
Zhè
jiàn
fu
衣服
jiàn
diǎnr  
一点儿
  

This dress is a little bigger than that.

大 as an Adjective, means "eldest".
9
yǒu
liǎng
háizi
孩子
  
,
lǎo
老大
shì
érzi
儿子
  
,
lǎoèr
老二
shì
ér
女儿
  

She has two children, the eldest is the son and the second is the daughter.

10
Zhè
shì
大哥
  
,
zhè
shì
èr
二哥
  

This is my big brother, this is my second brother.

11
yǒu
liǎng
jiějie
姐姐
  
,
jiě
大姐
shì
lǎoshī
老师
  
,
èrjiě
二姐
shì
dàifu
大夫
  

I have two sisters, the elder sister is a teacher, the second sister is a doctor.