dà
大…特…
big; large; great; major; elder
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesfunction word
used before a verb to indicate a large scale or high intensity
informalThis grammatical construction repeats the same verb, preceded by "大" and "特", to emphasize the magnitude or thoroughness of an action. It is commonly used in colloquial expressions.
Zhè这
běn本
shū书
xiě写
dé得
bù不
cuò错
，
wǒ我
yào要
dà大
shū书
tè特
shū书
yī一
fān番
。
This book is well-written; I need to write about it in great detail and at length.
Zhōu周
mò末
tā他
men们
zhǔn准
bèi备
zài在
jiā家
lǐ里
dà大
chī吃
tè特
chī吃
yī一
dùn顿
。
This weekend, they plan to eat a huge feast at home.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
làng浪
fèi费
zī资
yuán源
de的
xiàn现
xiàng象
fēi非
dà大
gǎi改
tè特
gǎi改
bù不
kě可
。
This waste of resources absolutely must be reformed on a massive scale.
Wèi为
le了
qìng庆
zhù祝
shēng生
rì日
，
tā他
zài在
jiǔ酒
bā吧
dà大
hē喝
tè特
hē喝
qǐ起
lái来
。
To celebrate his birthday, he started drinking heavily at the bar.
Duì对
zhè这
cì次
de的
chéng成
gōng功
，
méi媒
tǐ体
kěn肯
dìng定
huì会
dà大
chuī吹
tè特
chuī吹
。
The media will definitely hype up this success to the extreme.