Radical 37 · 3 strokes

big; large; great

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MEANING6 meanings

MEANING

  1. adjective

    big; large; great

    体积、范围、数量等比较大的,与'小'相对tǐjī、fànwéi、shùliàng děng bǐjiào dà de,yǔ'xiǎo'xiāngduì

    • This apple is very big.

    • The city square is enormous.

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    • Khabarovsk is one of the largest cities in the Russian Far East.

    • They sat down in the shade of that big tree.

    • They sat down in the shade of that large tree.

    • She's about the same age as me.

    • Don't turn the TV volume up any louder.

  2. adverb

    greatly; freely; fully

    表示程度很深;非常;很多biǎoshì chéngdù hěn shēn; fēicháng; hěn duō

    • He laughed loudly.

    • Feel free to boldly speak your mind.

  3. adjective

    older (than another person)

    年纪比较大;比别人年长niánjì bǐjiào dà;bǐ biérén niánzhǎng

    • He is two years older than me.

    • The older sister is three years older than her younger brother.

  4. adjective

    eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3])

    兄弟姐妹中年纪最大的xiōngdì jiěmei zhōng niánjì zuì dà de

    • She is my older sister.

    • My oldest brother is already married.

  5. noun

    (dialect) father

    父亲;爸爸(方言)fùqīn; bàba(fāngyán)

    • My father is a doctor.

    • My dad goes out for morning exercise every day.

  6. noun

    (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

    父亲的哥哥或弟弟fùqīn de gēge huò dìdi

    • Uncle is Dad's older brother.

    • My uncle comes to our house for dinner every week.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS
  • (person stretching limbs; figure of person with outstretched arms and legs)ASSOCIATIVE

A person standing with arms and legs spread wide symbolizes greatness and magnificence.

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