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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

大小 [dàxiǎo]
  1. 1. noun [尺寸] size
  2. 2. noun [辈分] seniority
    全校不分大小，公平竞争。
    There are no distinctions of seniority at all on this campus – everyone competes on an equal footing.
    这女孩子说话真没大小！
    The way this girl talks is so disrespectful!
  3. 3. noun [人口] [pl] people
    全家大小共三口人。
    There are three people in my family altogether.
  4. 4. noun [大的和小的] total
    我市大小超市有上百家。
    Our city has a total of over one hundred supermarkets.
  5. 5. adverb [大的和小的] anyway
    他大小是个经理，说话算数。
    Anyway, he's a manager so it's his word that counts.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

大小 [dàxiǎo]
  1. 1. big or small
    事情无论大小，都要认真努力做好。
    这儿的大小商店总共有十家。
    国家不论大小，应该一律平等。
    All countries, big or small, should be equal.
    大小水库十座
    ten reservoirs of varying sizes
    事情无论大小，都要严肃对待，不能敷衍了事。
  2. 2. size; (of area) extent
    这件衣服大小正合适，穿起来好看极了。
    这双鞋我穿上大小正合适。
    These shoes are just my size.
  3. 3. degree of seniority
    说话没个大小
    speak impolitely to elderly people
  4. 4. adults and children
    接到家里大小平安的消息，他喜极而泣。
    事情无论大小，都要严肃对待，不能敷衍了事。
    大小平安。
    All's well in the family.
    全家大小五口。
    There are five people in the family altogether.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

大小 [dàxiǎo]
  1. 1. 形 大的和小的
    这所学校大小教室共有30间
  2. 2. 名 大、小的程度
    这件衣服我穿着大小正合适
  3. 3. 名 大人和孩子
    全家大小,欢聚一堂
  4. 4. 名 高辈分和低辈分
    说话没有礼貌,不分大小
  5. 5. 副 表示无论是大是小总还能称得上
    大小算个领导
See more results for 大小 in the English-Chinese Dictionary

Examples

大小不等
differ (or vary) in size → 不等
不问年龄大小
irrespective of age → 不问
国无大小，都各有长处和短处。
Every nation, big or small, has its strong and weak points. → 长处
大小水库十座
ten reservoirs of varying sizes → 大小
国家不论大小，应该一律平等。
All countries, big or small, should be equal. → 大小
这双鞋我穿上大小正合适。
These shoes are just my size. → 大小
说话没个大小
speak impolitely to elderly people → 大小
全家大小五口。
There are five people in the family altogether. → 大小
大小平安。
All's well in the family. → 大小
测试风力大小
gauge the wind's intensity → 风力
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Word Decomposition

大
[dà] 		+ 小
[xiǎo]

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