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How do you say "big" in Chinese?
大
dà
In Chinese, "big" is 大.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced 'dah' with a falling tone, like saying the word but starting high and dropping at the end.
Writing and usage
A single character with just 3 strokes, making it one of the simplest Hanzi to write and a common character you will see often.
Example sentence
这是一个大盒子。
This is a big box.
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How to remember 大
Picture the shape: a vertical line with two horizontal arms spreading wide, like something large taking up space.
Related words
- eighty-seven 八十七 bā shí qī
- happy 幸福 xìngfú
- healthy 健康 jiànkāng
- one 一 yī
- pink 粉 fěn
- seventy 七十 qī shí
- seventy-one 七十一 qī shí yī
- sixty-nine 六十九 liù shí jiǔ
- strong 强壮 qiángzhuàng
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Questions about 大
How do you say "big" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "big" is 大. It is a noun.
How is 大 written in Chinese?
A single character with just 3 strokes, making it one of the simplest Hanzi to write and a common character you will see often.
How is 大 used in a sentence?
Use 大 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 这是一个大盒子。 (This is a big box.).
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