dà

大老婆

Word · Adjective · AdverbTraditional大

big; large; great

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Meanings

3 senses · 7 examples
1.

adjective

big; large; great

The most common and basic adjective for size.

Zhè这
jiān间
fáng房
zi子
hěn很
dà大
 。

This house is very big.

Tā他
shì是
yī一
gè个
dà大
rén人
wù物
 。

He is an important person.

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Tā他
de的
lì力
qi气
bǐ比
wǒ我
dà大
 。

His strength is greater than mine.

2.

adjective

oldest; senior

Used for the eldest sibling or the senior member in a family context.

Tā他
shì是
jiā家
lǐ里
de的
lǎo老
dà大
 。

He is the eldest child in the family.

dà大
yí姨

eldest maternal aunt

3.

adverb

greatly; very

Used as an adverb to modify adjectives, similar to 'very'.

Jīn今
tiān天
tiān天
qì气
dà大
hǎo好
 。

The weather is excellent today.

Tā他
dà大
chī吃
yī一
jīng惊
 。

He was greatly surprised.