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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

大 [dà]
  1. 1. adjective [数量、体积、面积] big
  2. 2. adjective [指力气] great
    他劲儿真大！
    He's so strong!
  3. 3. adjective [重要] important
    法国是葡萄酒大国。
    France is an important wine-producing country.
  4. 4. adjective [强] strong
    大风
    strong wind
  5. 5. adjective [指声音] loud
    音乐声太大，请关小一点。
    The music's too loud – could you turn it down a bit please?
  6. 6. adjective [雨、雪] heavy
    大雨
    heavy rain
  7. 7. adjective [指年龄] old
    你多大了？
    How old are you?
    他比我大。
    He's older than me.
  8. 8. adjective [指程度]
    大笑
    roar with laughter
    大吃一惊
    take a big shock
    大哭
    sob one's heart out
  9. 9. adjective [老大] eldest
    大姐
    eldest sister
  10. 10. adjective [名字、作品等]
    请问尊姓大名？
    Would you be kind enough to tell me your name?

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

大 [dà]
  1. 1. adjective big; large; great; hearty; old
    这张照片不够大。
    The picture isn't large enough.
    大救星
    great liberator
    大眼睛
    big eyes
    大城市
    big city
  2. 2. adjective heavy (rain, etc.); strong (wind, etc.)
    外面风大。
    It's blowing hard.
    风太大，你没法放风筝。
    The wind is too strong to fly your kite.
    雪下得很大。
    The snow is falling heavily.
  3. 3. adjective loud
    收音机开大点。
    Turn the radio up a bit louder.
    声音太大
    too loud
  4. 4. adjective general; main; major
    大反攻
    general counteroffensive
    大手术
    major operation
    大问题
    major issue; big problem
    大马路
    main street
  5. 5. noun size
    你穿多大的鞋？
    What size shoes do you wear?
    那间屋子有这间两个大。
    That roomis twice the size of this one.
  6. 6. adjective age
    他大我两岁。
    He's two years my senior.
    你的孩子多大了？
    How old is your child?
  7. 7. adjective eldest
    大房
    senior branch of a family
    大哥
    eldest brother
  8. 8. adjective [Polite] your
    大作
    your writing
    大札
    your letter
  9. 9. adjective [used before a time word, etc. to show emphasis]
    大清早
    early in the morning
  10. 10. adverb [in high degree] greatly; fully; heavily
    天已大亮。
    It's already broad daylight.
    大笑
    laugh heartily
    大长中国人民的志气
    greatly heighten the morale of the Chinese people
  11. 11. adverb in a big way; on a big (or large) scale; with all-out efforts; vigorously
    大搞农田水利
    go all out with irrigation and water conservancy
    大删大改
    do a thorough job in revising
  12. 12. noun father
  13. 13. noun father's brother; uncle
  14. 14. adjective [used behind 不(bù)] not very, not often

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

大 [dà]
  1. 1. 形 (在面积、体积、容量、数量、年龄、力量、强度、程度、重要性等方面)超过通常的情况或特定的比较对象
    这间房子真大
    大瓶子
    卖个大价钱
    年纪大
    劲头比我大
    昨天的风比今天的大
    大地震
    大事情
  2. 2. 副 表示程度深
    大失所望
    不大舒服
  3. 3. 形 敬词，称与对方有关的事物
    尊姓大名
    大驾
    大作
  4. 4. 形 排行第一的
    大舅
    老大
  5. 5. 形 形容大小的程度
    船上的甲板有两个篮球场那么大
  6. 6. 形 时间较远的
    大前天
    大后年
  7. 7. 形 用在某些时令、天气、节假日或时间前，表示强调
    大热天的，歇会儿吧
    大年三十
    大清早
  8. 8. 名 某些地区指父亲或叔父、伯父
    俺大俺娘都来
    他是我二大
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Examples

企业规模大了，手松手紧效果大不一样。
现在连巴掌大的地方都利用上了。
Now, every square inch of land is utilized.
这是大的，家里还有个小蹦豆儿。
This is the older one; there's a little one at home.
他有这么大的进步真不简单。
It's remarkable he's made such good progress.
这块地不怎么大。
This plot isn't very big.
作者很善于描写大的场面。
The author is adept in depicting grand scenes.
这二锅头冲劲儿大。
This erguotou has a lot of kick in it.
我年纪大了，不能出远门了。
I'm too old to go on long trips any more.
大(内、胃)出血
massive (internal, gastric) haemorrhage
这种鞋小点不要紧，穿穿就大了。
It doesn't matter if the shoes feel a bit tight. They'll stretch with wearing.
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Character Decomposition

一
[yī]		 + 人
[rén]

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